According to the Anatolia news agency, a Turkish teenage girl was found dead and appears to have been buried alive. Apparently, the 16-year old girl was buried alive by her relatives as a punishment for befriending some boys. The girl, Medine Memi, was reported as missing forty days ago but was just found dead sitting up in a hole dug inside the girl’s family’s chicken coop.

According to the source, the girl’s father and grandfather were both arrested and are presently being held by authorities awaiting a trial. Based on the results of the autopsy which showed much dirt in the girl’s mouth and lungs, it appears the girl was tied up and buried alive. Amazingly, the girl did not appear to be beaten prior to being thrown in the hole and it did not seem that she was able to resist being buried.

In Turkey, the tragic event is considered an “honor killing” in which the entire family will now lose their honor because of the horrific event. Honor killings are normally reserved for women who were found guilty of being involved in extra marital affairs.

Prior to finding the girl, police were given an anonymous tip that the family had buried the girl in the back yard.