A young woman recently stoned to death in Somalia first pleaded for her life, a witness has told the BBC.  "Don’t kill me, don't kill me," she said, according to the man who wanted to remain anonymous. A few minutes later, more than 50 men threw stones. Human rights gro More..up Amnesty International says the victim was a 13-year-old girl who had been raped. Initial reports had said she was a 23-year-old woman who had confessed to adultery before a Sharia court. She was forced into a hole, buried up to her neck then pelted with stones until she died in front of more than 1,000 people. A witness who spoke to the BBC's Today programme said she had been crying and had to be forced into a hole before the stoning, reported to have taken place in a football stadium. "They said: 'We will do what Allah has instructed us'. She said: 'I'm not going, I'm not going. Don't kill me, don't kill me.' No-one tried to stop the Islamist officials, who were armed, the witness said. He said one boy was shot in the confusion. According to Amnesty International, nurses were sent to check during the stoning whether the victim was still alive. They removed her from the ground and declared that she was, before she was replaced so the stoning could continue. The BBC had a reporter in the area, but he was shot dead in Kismayo in June. Gordon Brown shakes hands with Muslim extremists