A Turkish court has sentenced three suspects, including family members, to life in prison for the mysterious death of an eight-year-old girl in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, it reported, quoted by dariknews.bg.
The body of Narin Guran, who had been wanted for 19 days, was found in September in a bag in a river about a kilometer from the village where she lived with her family.
After a tense day-long hearing, the Diyarbakir court handed Narin's mother, older brother and uncle aggravated life sentences on charges of "premeditated murder with complicity," a court reporter said.
The judge sentenced another suspect, Nevzat Bahtiyar, who has confessed to the murder, to four years and six months in prison.
Narin disappeared on August 21, sparking a massive search effort in Turkey, with a number of celebrities joining a social media campaign called "Find Narin."
Soon after the body was found, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed deep sorrow and said he would "personally monitor the trial" so that those who took Narin's life would receive the harshest punishment.