Father, Brothers Stoned Pregnant Woman To Death Over Her Love Marriage
Five man were charged with the willful murder of a pregnant woman in Pakistan.
Farzana Parveen and her father
A father, two brothers, a cousin and a man who claimed to be a husband of a deceased appeared in court on charges of murder and torture on Saturday, 5 July. The incident occurred on May 27 when Farzana Parveen was heading to court to contest an abduction case her family had filed against her husband, Mohammed Iqbal.
A 25-year-old woman was attacked by an angry mob in broad daylight who beat her to death with bricks in the eastern city of Lahore. It was gathered that the woman's relatives were unsatisfied with her choice to marry Mohammed Iqbal for love as they had another plans for her future.
A 25-year-old woman was attacked by an angry mob in broad daylight who beat her to death with bricks
After being arrested the father of a woman who was stoned to death and four other suspects pleaded not guilty. The police investigator, Mian Zulfiqar, said, "We have a strong case against the suspects but it is up to the court how to take view of our investigation."
The trial will begin on Monday when the court has called on prosecution witnesses, with police officers and doctors among them, to appear. The case has brought international attention to violence against women in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where hundreds of women are barbarically killed by relatives each year in so-called 'honor killings' carried out by husbands or relatives as a punishment for alleged adultery or other illicit sexual behavior.
Source: Legit.ng
