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Mala
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'Honour killing' relatives guilty | Quote: | A father has been found guilty of killing his daughter in what police described as an honour killing.
The body of Banaz Mahmod, 20, was found in a suitcase buried in a garden in Birmingham last year.
Her father Mahmod Mahmod, 52, and uncle Ari Mahmod, 50, from Mitcham, south London, were both convicted of murder at the Old Bailey.
A third defendant, Darbad Mares-Rasull, was cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Ari Mahmod was also found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Mohamad Hama, 30, of West Norwood, south London, an associate of Ari, has pleaded guilty to the murder.
Police statement
Miss Mahmod was killed after falling in love with a man her family did not want her to marry.
Her father and uncle ordered the murder because they believed she had shamed the family, the three-month trial heard.
Banaz had made several attempts to warn police that her life was in danger, even naming those she thought would kill her.
In footage recorded following an earlier attempt on her life by her father in December 2005, she said she was "really scared".
However her statement following the assault was allegdley not taken seriously by investigating officers.
Several officers are being investigated as part of an internal review of the case by Scotland Yard's Directorate of Professional Standards.
Banaz fled but later went back to her family and tried to carry on her relationship with boyfriend Rahmat Sulemani in secret.
When they were discovered by the family, Mr Sulemani was threatened by Ari Mahmod's associates.
Banaz was urged to stay at a safe house but told officers she believed she would be safe at home because her mother was there.
She disappeared on 24 January. Her decomposed body was discovered in Handsworth, Birmingham, three months later. |
I just don't understand how a man can do this to his own daughter, it sickens me.
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Zoe
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While I do appreciate that each culture has it's own faiths, traditions and beliefs, and respect that, to go to such lengths in their name beggars belief.
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Santaur
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Its mind boggling that we still have things like this happen, anywhere in the world.
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