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A teenage girl was beaten and had her 2ft long hair shaved off by her Muslim parents for "being in love with a Christian boy." The Bosnian girl, 17, was beaten and had her long locks shaved off by her parents, aunt and uncle for having a relationship with a Serbian Christian boy, 20. The "act of torture" took place on Monday in the eastern city of Besancon, France and left her with bruises and a broken rib according to judicial sources.
Prosecutors said on Friday that the girl's relatives now face trial in France on charges of violence against a minor for shaving her head due to their relationship. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter: "Shaved and beaten because she 'loved a Christian'. "Deeply shocked by this act of torture on this 17-year-old girl. This barbarity calls for the most severe punishment."
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