Complex sentence: In August 2008, a young Saudi woman who had converted to Christianity reportedly was burnt to death after having her tongue cut out by her father, a member of the "Committee", though this was not an officially sanctioned act of punishment by the committee.
Split into simpler sentences: In August 2008, a young Saudi woman who had converted to Christianity reportedly was burnt to death after having her tongue cut out by her father, a member of the "Committee". Though this was not an officially sanctioned act of punishment by the committee.