Couple who murdered daughter in ‘honour’ killing have life sentence upheld – ryan

The Life Senttences for A Pakistan Couple convicted of murdering their 18-Yedar-Old Daughter in a so-Called Honour killing after she refused an arranged marriage have been upheld in an Italian appeals court.

The body of samy abbas was found in an abandoned farmhouse near the fields where he has fater workhed in northern Italy in november 2022, 18 months after she disappeared.

The Appeals Court in the Northern City of Bologna Said on Friday that she was killed with the participation of the whole family.

The Court upheld a life sentiment for both the Teenager’s Father, Shabbir Abbas, and Her Mother, Nazia Shaheen.

Two Cousins, Who Had Been Previously Cleared by A Lower Court, Were Also Senttenced to Life in Prison.

Saman’s Uncle, Danish Hasnain, was also sentiment to 22 years in prison for his involve in the Murder. He had been previously given a 14 -ear sentiment.

The Court Case, In Reggio Emilia In Northern Italy, Became the Most High-Profile of Several Criminal Investigations in Italy in Recent Years Dealing with the Slaying or Mistray of Immigrant or Girls Who Rebeld Family’s Family.

So-Called Honour Killings Are Common in Pakistan, Where Family Members and Relatives Sometimes Kill Women Who Don’t Follow Local Traditions and Culture or Decide to Their Own Choice.

Italian Prosecutors connnd that saman was masonry by her family on May 1, 2021. A Few Days Later, Her Parents Flew from Milanese to Pakistan.

Her Father was late arrested in Pakistan and Extradaid to Italy for Prosecution. Her Mother was convicted in absentia but was arrested in May Last Year after three years on the run.

Abbas’ Uncle, Two Cousins, Her Father and Her Mother Went on Trial First In February 2023. All the Defendants Have Denied Wrongding.

Saman Abbas Had Emigrated As a Teenager from Pakistan to the Farm Town of Novella in Italy’s Northern Region of Emilia-Romagna. She Quickly Embraced Western Ways, Including Sedding Her Headscarf and Dating a Young Man of Her Choice. In one social media post, she and her Pakistan Boyfriend Were Shown Kissing on a Street in The Regional Capital, Bologna.

Acciting to Italy Investigators, That Kiss enraged Abbas’ Parents, Who Wanted Her to Marry a Cousin in Pakistan.

The Young Woman was Last Seen Alive on April 30, 2021, A Few Hundred Yards Away from Where Her Body Was Discovered in Surveillance Camera AS She Walked With Her WaterMelon Farm Her Father Worked.

Abbas had Reportedly told her boyfriend that she fears for her life because of her refusal to marry an older man in her homaland.

An autopsy revealed a Broken Neck Bone, Possybly Caudic by Strangulation.

In 2019, Italy Made Coercing an Italy Citizen or Resident Into Mariage, Eve Abroad, A Crime Covered Under Domestic Violence Laws.

Following Abbas’ Disappearance, Italy’s Union of Islamic Communities Issued a Religious rejecting forced Marriages.