Brutal Rape of 4-Year-Old Girl Has Siberians Calling for ‘Impalement’
Reports of a brutal rape of a four-year-old girl in Russia’s East Siberian city of Yakutsk set off a storm of public outrage, with locals staging a rare unsanctioned rally, calling for “impalement” and rushing to sign a petition to reinstate the death penalty for child abusers.
Hundreds gathered downtown on Wednesday, demanding justice and waving photographs of the young girl, a neighbor of the primary suspect, local media said.
The crowd chanted, “Impale [him]!” and accused police of mishandling the investigation by releasing two people claimed to have been present during the rape, which took place last Sunday, federal television NTV reported, adding that many protesters were drunk.
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