Parents charged over suspected 'honour' killing

[Ahmad]

The parents of Shafilea Ahmed, a suspected victim of a so-called honour killing eight years ago, have been charged with murder and are due to appear in court.

Cheshire police said a man and a woman had been charged with murder in connection with the death of Shafilea, 17, who was last seen in her home town of Warrington, Cheshire, in 2003. Her remains were found in February 2004 on the banks of the River Kent in Cumbria.

Police said Iftikhar Ahmed, 51, a taxi driver, and Farzana Ahmed, 48, of Liverpool Road, Warrington, were arrested on suspicion of murder in September 2010. Cheshire police have now charged both with murder following authorisation by the Crown Prosecution Service.

They are due to appear at Halton magistrates court in Runcorn on Wednesday.

The coroner at an inquest in Cumbria concluded that Shafilea had been unlawfully killed. Her parents have denied any wrongdoing in relation to her death.

Parents charged over suspected 'honour' killing | UK news | guardian.co.uk

 

[lem34]

Shame on them if they are found guilty of this crime. Evil ones children are a gift from god

 

[ashok321]

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MORE ON THE "CANADIAN" HONOR KILLINGS OF FOUR MUSLIM GIRLS IN CANADA: "THE GIRLS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT ALONE, FOR EXAMPLE, NEITHER TO THE CINEMA NOR TO MEET FRIENDS AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DRESS FREELY"

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It is particularly alarming to note that in Europe 96 percent of the honor killing perpetrators are Muslims.

Worldwide Trends in Honor Killings :: Middle East Quarterly

 

[ashok321]

They betrayed Islam...They betrayed everything."...The mother said.

Does it mean that your own kids be killed?

 

[fd24]

This is a disgraceful tale and they should be put away for life. How can they do this to their own daughter. Completely inhumane and backward and unnecessary.