‘Father Of The Bride’ Charged With “Honor Killing”
We have already had, in the last couple years, a handful of these stories IN THIS COUNTRY.
THIS must NOT be allowed to take root in our country. It MUST be halted swiftly and harshly … and immediately.
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — A Pakistani man accused of killing his daughter because she wanted out of an arranged marriage told a judge Tuesday that he had done nothing wrong.
Chaudhry Rashid, 54, later said he was “very disturbed” and “not in a state of mind” to talk because of the death of his daughter, Sandeela Kanwal.
A somber and tearful Rashid made his first court appearance Tuesday. He was advised through an Urdu interpreter of the murder charge and his legal rights.
A judge also admonished Rashid, of Jonesboro, Georgia, to not make any statements without clearing them with his attorney.
“My client is going through a difficult time. As you can imagine, he is distraught,” attorney Tammi Long said after the hearing.
When asked about Rashid’s comments in court, Long said her next move was to speak with him in depth.
“We will work diligently to provide the best defense for our client against these charges,” she said.
She requested that Rashid’s family be given privacy, but said Rashid is holding up as well as can be expected.
Court records indicate that a preliminary hearing in the case has been scheduled for July 24.
Officers found Kanwal dead in an upstairs bedroom of the family’s suburban Atlanta home early Sunday, according to a Clayton County police report.
Police discovered possible ligature marks on her body and made note of an iron and a necklace as potential causes of the bruising.
Authorities arrived at the home around 2 a.m., shortly after Rashid’s wife called police.
She reported that she had been awakened by screaming but couldn’t understand the language, the report said. She said she was afraid and left the house to call police.
Rashid’s wife told authorities that Kanwal recently had wed in Pakistan in an arranged marriage. The young woman’s husband was living in Chicago, Illinois, police said, but Kanwal remained at her father’s home and worked at a metro Atlanta Wal-Mart for a brief time.
“The victim was not interested in marrying, nor remaining married to her husband,” the police report said, citing information authorities received from Rashid’s wife. “This was causing a great deal of friction between the victim and her father,” so much so that the two had not spoken in two months, the report said.
Police found a “distraught and possibly mournful” Rashid sitting behind a vehicle in the driveway.
“My daughter is dead,” he told police.
When asked how she died, police said Rashid did not answer.
“He just dropped his head,” the report states.
“Apparently she and the father had argued over the marriage and the fact that it was arranged, and at some point during the altercation he did end up killing his daughter,” said Clayton County Police spokesman Tim Owens.
Neighbor Veronda Luckett said the family had always been “relatively quiet.”
“They seemed to be decent, lovely people,” she said.
“Honor killings” — the slaying by family members of a woman or girl thought to be bringing them shame — are usually kept quiet, making it difficult to determine how frequently they occur.
The United Nations Population Fund estimated in September 2000 that as many as 5,000 women and girls fall victim to such killings each year.
Ajay Nair, associate dean of multicultural affairs at Columbia University, said many immigrant families struggle over cultural and generational gaps, but that most South Asian communities enjoy “wonderful” relationships within their families.
“My immediate reaction was that this is an anomaly in the South Asian community,” Nair said Tuesday. “This isn’t a rampant problem within South Asian communities. What is a problem, I think, is domestic violence, and that cuts across all communities.”
Nair said he believes a “significant human rights campaign” is needed to address such killings.
“It’s not just a U.S. issue. I think it happens across the world, and I think people need to recognize domestic violence and any kind of violence related to women as a serious, serious issue,” Nair said.
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How ’bout an honor: stick-him-with-the-needle ASAfreakingP.
July 8th, 2008 at 8:11 pmSee what the false-religion of pieces brings?
Nothing but death and despair.
Islam sucks.
Mohammed was a pedaphile.
Just a plain ole country piglet…er I mean poppa, lookin’ out fer his lil’ girl.
Just like the piglets…oops I did it again, in this informative film http://lonestartimes.com/2008/07/07/karachi-kids/
These people are monsters on the order of Stalin, Hitler, Mao and Castro and all the left wing dictators embraced by todays inteligensia.
July 8th, 2008 at 8:33 pmNo, its not an honor killing. Its murder.
They can take that sharia/wahabi/jihadi lexicon and shove it up their ass.
July 8th, 2008 at 8:35 pmthey need to bury this asshole up to his neck somewhere in public and let the citizens throws rocks at his head until he dies. just like these muslims do to women who “shame” them. freakin’ prick!
July 8th, 2008 at 8:41 pmMonster, period.
Death is too good for this sharia puke, a live telecast beating by other inmates and broadcast across the country into muslim homes could prove a useful deterrent ..
An upload to liveleak would be just as satisfying.
July 8th, 2008 at 8:50 pmI don’t get it, abortion is legal in this country so it’s ok right
July 8th, 2008 at 11:25 pmExacly, dont let it take root in the US like is has in part s of Europe already!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:25 pmCut off his nads, wrap him in pork skin and then bury him neck deep in the dirt.
July 9th, 2008 at 3:13 amWhat’s so honorable about murder you jihadi puke? I got it…how about we introduce goat-dickboy to some good old fashioned southern fire ants. Preferably face down.
Yeah that’s the ticket. Then send a dear fucking jihadi letter with what’s left of him to evert mosque and dirtbag jihadi in this country. Definitely post it on live-leak.
Oh, almost forgot. Since this puke ain’t a man anymore, cut off his nuts before executing him. Send them to his nearest male relative as a “gift”.
July 9th, 2008 at 3:34 amDon’t you find it interesting that the news article doesn’t mention what religion this man practices? I think we all suspect what it is. I find the politically correct news reporting disturbing. This horrific act will be dealt with in our court system and hopefully, this man will get an appropriate severe punishment - like life without parole.
July 9th, 2008 at 3:52 am“It’s not just a U.S. issue. I think it happens across the world, and I think people need to recognize domestic violence and any kind of violence related to women as a serious, serious issue,” Nair said.
Fuck you Nair wherever you are.
Domestic violence issues are addressed all over the world. They are illegal.
Honor killings go way beyond domestic violence. They are an acceptable solution to “problems” that come up with women as taught by the CULT of islam. The followers of the sham of islam are brainwashed from childhood and act on their “teaching” no matter how nice they seem on any given day when the right conditions are present.
Nair want us to sympathize with those who would murder girls and women for “cultural differences and generational gaps” and address these issues through significant human rights campaign. News flash Nair - those campaigns have been around trying to do just that for a long f’n time. They do not erradicate the problem and they do not get results quick enough for the dying. There is only one way to deal with those who commit such crimes and endorce thier teaching. Kill them. That is the only message evil understands.
In civilzed countries Nair - murder is murder - it is not taught in “religions” to be acceptable in any situation and it is also not condoned by the lawmakers and law enforcement with a wink and a nod. Woopsie another dead woman who caused the family a bit of shame….
Stop making exuses Nair and call it what it is.
A CULT KILLING.
Evil in pure form.
Great comments above guys! I agree.
July 9th, 2008 at 4:45 amThe article never said he was a Muslim. Only a South Asian. What the fuck is a South Asian!?!? He’s a Muslim. Let’s keep being politically correct while the problem escalates out of control because we are too scared to face it head on.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:52 amRight on! What a PC smear job by CNN! Not to mention he was Muslim and to refer to honor killing as simply domestic violence was so transparently giving Islam a pass. We’re not that dumb CNN!!!
Another item they convoluted was to tell you her marriage in Pakistan, her husband in Chicago, and she lives in Atlanta with dad. This forced marriage by Islam standards, did not require her consent nor her presence. Her father and “husband” sign the necessary papers. That is called “coercion” in America, is illegal, and should not be a recognized marriage by our laws.
July 9th, 2008 at 7:56 am