FTL Somalia

A Teenage Girl Raped and Thrown off a Building in Mogadishu

A gang reportedly raped a teenage girl before throwing her off a six-storey building in Mogadishu on Friday.

Immediately, authorities announced that they were launching investigations into the matter.

The 19-year old girl, who was identified as Hamdi Mohamed Farah, becomes the latest one to endure such a painful experience.

Security forces in the country issued a report indicating that the number of sexual and gender based violence had increased substantially this year.

Several offenders have been executed or jailed in Somalia this year.