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October 6, 2005
Britain: Victim of "Honour Killing" Stabbed 46 Times
From this morning's Times, a truly horrific case of murder. In Oxford Crown Court, Julian Baughan QC, for the prosecution related a sad tale of love, hate and rage. Arash Ghorbani-Zarin, a 19 year old student of Iranian extraction, had met and fallen in love with Manna Begum. Arash was studying electronic engineering at Oxford Brookes university. The young couple began seeing each other in 2003.
Manna came from a Bangladeshi Muslim family living in Oxford. Her father, Chomir Ali, had already arranged a marriage for her. Chomir Ali, aged 44, who worked as a waiter in an Oxford restaurant, discovered his daughter's liaisons, and banned Manna from seeing Arash. Mr Ali took away her mobile phone, and prevented her from leaving the house.
Manna was distraught enough to attempt suicide and she soon ran away from home, settling with a friend's aunt. Last year she and Arash became engaged, after she found she was expecting. She went back to the family home in October, and still the father of her child-to-be was prevented from seeing her.
On November 20, Arash was found dead in his green Renault car, with 46 stab wounds to his body. Following his death, his head had been tied to the headrest of the car seat. Three days later a man, said to be Mr Ali, was seen throwing a bag over a wall. In the bag were found a bloody knife and clothes which were found through DNA examination to belong to Mr Ali's son. Mr Ali is on trial for murder, as is his son, and another 16-yr old, who for legal reasons (he is too young) cannot be named.
A week before his murder, Mr Baughan told the court, Arash Ghorban-Zarin had shown an ultrasound scan of his child-to-be to his friends, and invited them to the wedding. He had even given up his course at the University to work in a toy shop, to be able to support Manna and their child.
According to the Telegraph
"The dislike of the relationship is the motive for the attack on Mr Ghorbani-Zarin," said Julian Baughan, prosecuting. "The relationship with the girl brought shame and dishonour on the family. That drove the accused, led by the head of the family, to murder Mr Ghorbani-Zarin to vindicate the family's honour."The case continues.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at October 6, 2005 12:49 AM
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