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Pakistan: murder in class

A Christian teenager, who was highly academic despite years of institutional peer bullying and discrimination, was killed by Muslim pupils in Vehari District in the Punjab on 27 August.

British Pakistani Christian Association

The violence, which took place in his classroom, was of such a ferocity that Sharoon died in the room. Early pupil reports suggest that the teacher overseeing the class ignored the brutal mauling.