Muslim student stabbed 46 times 'over arranged marriage'
I dont think they want you democracry Mr Bush, Blair and Howard. This in England so much for democracy.
October 07, 2005
OXFORD: An Iranian university student in Britain was ambushed and stabbed 46 times to "vindicate the honour" of a Bangladeshi family after he fell in love with their daughter and made her pregnant, a court was told yesterday.
Chomir Ali, a Bangladeshi Muslim living in Oxford, ordered his son, Mohammed Mujibar Rahman, to kill Arash Ghorbani-Zarin for the "shame and dishonour" brought on their family by Ghorbani-Zarin's relationship with his daughter, Manna Begum.
Julian Baughan QC, for the prosecution, told Oxford Crown Court that Mr Ali, a 44-year-old waiter, became "angry" in mid-2003 when his 19-year-old daughter began going out with Ghorbani-Zarin, 19, who was from a Muslim Iranian family.
Mr Baughan told the trial that Miss Begum already had a marriage to someone else arranged for her; but despite her family's disapproval, the lovers continued to see each other.
Mr Ali banned his daughter from contacting her boyfriend, taking her mobile phone from her and forbidding her from leaving the family home. This led her to attempt suicide and run away from home to stay with a friend's aunt, the court was told.
In August last year the couple got engaged after Miss Begum discovered she was pregnant with Ghorbani-Zarin's child.
Miss Begum returned home in October, and again her boyfriend was told by Mr Ali that he was not welcome.
In the week before his murder Ghorbani-Zarin had shown friends a scan of his unborn child, inviting them to his forthcoming wedding. Ghorbani-Zarin, an electronic engineering student at Oxford Brookes University, was described by Mr Baughan as "fun-loving" and "without an enemy in the world".
On realising Miss Begum was expecting his baby, he quit his course and got a job at a toyshop, intending to provide for his family.
On November 20, Ghorbani-Zarin was found dead in his car in Spencer Crescent, Oxford, which was close to his home.
He had been on his way to watch a DVD at a friend's house. His friend began looking for him when Ghorbani-Zarin did not turn up.
He was found with 46 stab wounds, mainly to the chest, the trial was told. His head had been tied to the headrest of the car following his death, Mr Baughan said, and he was found by passers-by.
Mr Baughan alleged that Mr Ali's son, known as Muji, had committed the murder. Muji, 19, was arrested the next day.
Three days later a man, alleged to be Mr Ali, was spotted stopping his car at nearby allotments and throwing a bag over a hedge. The supermarket carrier bag was found to contain a knife covered in Ghorbani-Zarin's blood and clothes that DNA tests showed were worn by Mr Ali's son.
The father and son are standing trial for murder.
Mr Baughan told the jury that the "family's dislike of the relationship was the motive" for the killing.
"The relationship brought shame and dishonour on the family that drove the accused to murder Mr Ghorbani-Zarin to vindicate the family's honour," Mr Baughan said.
He added that in November 2003 the treatment to which Miss Begum's family subjected her led to her slitting her wrists.
The Times
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October 07, 2005
OXFORD: An Iranian university student in Britain was ambushed and stabbed 46 times to "vindicate the honour" of a Bangladeshi family after he fell in love with their daughter and made her pregnant, a court was told yesterday.
Chomir Ali, a Bangladeshi Muslim living in Oxford, ordered his son, Mohammed Mujibar Rahman, to kill Arash Ghorbani-Zarin for the "shame and dishonour" brought on their family by Ghorbani-Zarin's relationship with his daughter, Manna Begum.
Julian Baughan QC, for the prosecution, told Oxford Crown Court that Mr Ali, a 44-year-old waiter, became "angry" in mid-2003 when his 19-year-old daughter began going out with Ghorbani-Zarin, 19, who was from a Muslim Iranian family.
Mr Baughan told the trial that Miss Begum already had a marriage to someone else arranged for her; but despite her family's disapproval, the lovers continued to see each other.
Mr Ali banned his daughter from contacting her boyfriend, taking her mobile phone from her and forbidding her from leaving the family home. This led her to attempt suicide and run away from home to stay with a friend's aunt, the court was told.
In August last year the couple got engaged after Miss Begum discovered she was pregnant with Ghorbani-Zarin's child.
Miss Begum returned home in October, and again her boyfriend was told by Mr Ali that he was not welcome.
In the week before his murder Ghorbani-Zarin had shown friends a scan of his unborn child, inviting them to his forthcoming wedding. Ghorbani-Zarin, an electronic engineering student at Oxford Brookes University, was described by Mr Baughan as "fun-loving" and "without an enemy in the world".
On realising Miss Begum was expecting his baby, he quit his course and got a job at a toyshop, intending to provide for his family.
On November 20, Ghorbani-Zarin was found dead in his car in Spencer Crescent, Oxford, which was close to his home.
He had been on his way to watch a DVD at a friend's house. His friend began looking for him when Ghorbani-Zarin did not turn up.
He was found with 46 stab wounds, mainly to the chest, the trial was told. His head had been tied to the headrest of the car following his death, Mr Baughan said, and he was found by passers-by.
Mr Baughan alleged that Mr Ali's son, known as Muji, had committed the murder. Muji, 19, was arrested the next day.
Three days later a man, alleged to be Mr Ali, was spotted stopping his car at nearby allotments and throwing a bag over a hedge. The supermarket carrier bag was found to contain a knife covered in Ghorbani-Zarin's blood and clothes that DNA tests showed were worn by Mr Ali's son.
The father and son are standing trial for murder.
Mr Baughan told the jury that the "family's dislike of the relationship was the motive" for the killing.
"The relationship brought shame and dishonour on the family that drove the accused to murder Mr Ghorbani-Zarin to vindicate the family's honour," Mr Baughan said.
He added that in November 2003 the treatment to which Miss Begum's family subjected her led to her slitting her wrists.
The Times
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