Uncle burnt alive over nephew's plan to marry an outcast

ayodele johnson

September 25, 2018 11:09 AM

A mother suspected of having a hand in the death of a man has been apprehended. She reportedly had a problem over her daughter's interest in marrying the nephew of the deceased.

In the East African country of Somalia, an uncle Ahmed Mukhtar Salah, has been

According to the BBC, the nephew secretly got engaged to the woman without the approval of her family.

This reportedly created tensions though her father went on to give consent. Despite this development, other family members including her mother maintained a disapproving position over the union.

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The police have arrested the mum following the death of Salah who was reportedly stabbed and burnt alive in Mogadishu, the country's capital.

A funeral service has been organized in favour of the deceased. In a video shared on Twitter, a crowd of mourners gathered in mass to usher his corpse to the cemetery.

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