A boy died after being flogged and getting 85 lashes

Most of us can not even understand these types of punishments, Most parents WANT the kids to eat when hungry,  holiday or not. And from what I have read, most religions that use fasting, allow children some wiggle room… but not in this town..

A 14 year old boy died on November 11th, after having received 85 lashes. According to the Mullah judge of the public circuit court in the town of Sanandadj, the boy was guilty of being hungry and breaking his fast during the month of Ramadan.

The Kurdish site Rojeh´heh reports that the young man´s identity has not been disclosed. He was scheduled for burial on Saturday, November 13th, in the cemetery of Beheshteh Mohammadi in Sanandadj. However due to the public´s realization of the events surrounding the boy´s circumstances the cemetery was stormed in protest and his burial did not take place.

The picture to the right is not the boy in question, I could not find any of him, but it shows what 85 lashes may look like and why a child can easily die from being tortured in that way.