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| + | '''Revenge killing''' is when someone is [[murder]]ed as an act of revenge. | ||
| + | ==Examples== | ||
| + | *"Eight members of a man's poverty-ridden family were shot and beheaded before their bodies were thrown into a river in eastern India after he secretly married a wealthy girl. The girl's family invited the boy's family for a meeting on the pretext of settling the dispute, but killed all eight and beheaded them." <ref>[http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5315417/eight-family-members-beheaded-in-india-revenge-killing/ Eight family members beheaded in India revenge killing], Bappa Majumdar, ''Reuters'', February 11, 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| + | [[Category:Barbaric practices]] | ||
Revision as of 00:38, January 21, 2013
Revenge killing is when someone is murdered as an act of revenge.
Examples
- "Eight members of a man's poverty-ridden family were shot and beheaded before their bodies were thrown into a river in eastern India after he secretly married a wealthy girl. The girl's family invited the boy's family for a meeting on the pretext of settling the dispute, but killed all eight and beheaded them." [1]
References
- ↑ Eight family members beheaded in India revenge killing, Bappa Majumdar, Reuters, February 11, 2009