Islamic State woman gets jail term in Germany for allowing Yazidi child to die
Jennifer Wenisch hides her face in court
A German court on Monday found a woman guilty of "crimes against humanity in the form of enslavement" for allowing a Yazidi girl to die of thirst.
Jennifer Wenisch, 30, was found guilty of letting afive-year-old Yazidi girl die and also for joining theIslamic State (IS) terrorist organisation.
The German woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the country's court.
Wenisch had reportedly joined the terrorist group in 2014 and had "enslaved" the Yazidi girl along with her husband who also belonged to the Islamic State.
The Munich court found the girl was chained in an open courtyard in the sun. The court charged Wenisch for abetting murder among other charges.
Federal prosecutor Claudia Gorf called the verdict "decisive" after the case was brought forward by the mother of the child.
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The Islamic State has reportedly carried out large scale atrocities against the Yazidi community including enslaving and illegally transporting thousands from Iraq.
Wenisch reportedly moved around in IS-occupied Fallujah and Mosul. She was arrested in Turkey and extradited to Germany in 2018.
(With inputs from Agencies)