Prominent Orchard Park man charged with beheading his wife

buffalonews.com ^ | Feb. 13, 2009 | Gene Warner

[Free ThinkerNY]

Orchard Park police are investigating a particularly gruesome killing, the beheading of a woman, after her husband -- an influential member of the local Muslim community -- reported her death to police Thursday.

Police identified the victim as Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37. Detectives have charged her husband, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, with second-degree murder.

"He came to the police station at 6:20 p.m. [Thursday] and told us that she was dead," Orchard Park Police Chief Andrew Benz said late this morning.

Muzzammil Hassan told police that his wife was at his business, Bridges TV, on Thorn Avenue in the village. Officers went to that location and discovered her body.

Muzzammil Hassan is the founder and chief executive officer of Bridges TV, which he launched in 2004, amid hopes that it would help portray Muslims in a more positive light.

[brytlea]

I’m a little unclear. What is second degree murder?

[madinmadtown]

Religion of Peace in action again.

[boxerblues]

Muzzammil Hassan is the founder and chief executive officer of Bridges TV, which he launched in 2004, amid hopes that it would help portray Muslims in a more positive light.

Yep thats a more posituve light you got going there Muzzammil

[Paved Paradise]

This is just precious. A business to portray Muslims in a better light and he beheads his wife. I’m speechless.

[Dan(9698)]

In a heat of passion.

Easier to prove, usually the same punishment as 1st Degree.

[PetroniusMaximus]

“Yep thats a more posituve light you got going there Muzzammil “

Beheading their wives - that’s about as positive as they’ll get.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

When I read the headline, I was going to get real snotty and ask if it was a savage Muzzie and by golly, it is.

[95 Bravo]

“Muzzammil Hassan is the founder and chief executive officer of Bridges TV, which he launched in 2004, amid hopes that it would help portray Muslims in a more positive light.”
Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh.....how’s that workin’ out for ya, Hassan?
The barbrarians are not at the gate, they’re swarming over the walls.
Fry this bastard, NOW!!!

[Catholic Canadian]

I know I shouldn’t but I’m kinda having a laugh at that line myself.

[Cicero]

In NY State, unless they’ve changed it, first degree is killing a law officer and Second Degree is premeditated murder of anyone else.

Gee, what a coincidence. Muslim, beheading. He probably thinks that this honor killing paints Muslims in a positive light.

[RebelTXRose]

Buffalo has had enough tragedy today. Please God, no more.

[Rio]

What is ACTUALLY surprising is that the news story identified that fact.

[An Old Man]

I believe we can classify that as another business failure. Has he applied for stimulus funds yet?

[brytlea]

OK, I guess that makes sense. I mean, cutting someone’s head off seems pretty first degree to me! Yikes!

[woodbutcher1963]

I grew up in Orchard Park. This office is right next door to the Catholic grammar school I went to.
I just told my 81 year old mother about this. The only thing she has heard about today on the news was the plane crash. She still lives in Orchard Park, NY.
It is funny how things change.

[brytlea]

YOu only get it for killing a police officer? Wow.

[Oldexpat]

Somehow, you can’t make this stuff up. Truth is stranger than fiction.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

No kidding!! I despise these Muzzies and then our stupid voters put someone in the WH who at least has Muzzie sentiments. I'm not going to call him a Muzzie because I don't know but let's just say, I don't trust him at all.

Can you believe that this country would elect someone with the middle name of Hussein so soon after 9/11?

[Grunthor]

Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37.
Muzzammil Hassan, 44.

Baptists, right?

[dblshot]

Oh please, he just came home and there she was, you know how these Muslim women are prone to losing their heads over such little things.

[dblshot]

Oh please, he just came home and there she was, you know how these Muslim women are prone to losing their heads over such little things.

[kalee]

I read she had an court order of protection against him. How can he claim fit of passion, seems to me she was expecting something?

[Dan(9698)]

If the state doesn’t have the death penalty, it makes little difference whether 1st or 2nd.

[j_guru]

"portray Muslims in a more positive light"
oh, the irony

Try this! - Stop doing stupid SH!T!!!!!!

[RDTF]

OMG

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

This is just precious. A business to portray Muslims in a better light and he beheads his wife. I’m speechless.

[Dan(9698)]

She should have had her six shooter with her.

[proud American in Canada]

Muzzammil Hassan is the founder and chief executive officer of Bridges TV, which he launched in 2004, amid hopes that it would help portray Muslims in a more positive light.

That didn't work out very well.

[Truth29]

When do we hear from CAIR that we have no right to judge the actions of a devout Muslim?

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Considered in a moral relativist way, as modern liberals do, what’s not more positive about this?

First, he only beheaded one person. That’s postive, isn’t it?

Second, she was HIS wife. If a Muslim man can’t do with his own property as he wishes, what’s this country coming to? You have to admit, by going to court she specifically and publicly challenged his authority, something intolerable to a Muslim husband, and she had to know it, didn’t she?

It’s not like he went out and beheaded a whole bunch of innocent people he didn’t even know.

So, all in all, I’d say he’s showing Muslims in a more positive light than some might imagine. We need to think more multi-culturally these days. I’m afraid you might not be multi-culti enough for this Hopey-Changie world of the modern U.S., also known as the Obamanation.

[Camel Joe]

I hope Glenn Beck sees this, as he supports the so called peacevloving muslims. I’m just saying...

[Owl_Eagle]

Religion of Peace in action again.
A business to portray Muslims in a better light and he beheads his wife.
Beheading their wives - that’s about as positive as they’ll get.
I was going to get real snotty and ask if it was a savage Muzzie and by golly, it is.

Well, I think you're all jumping to conclusions. Maybe he just slipped when he was running with a knife or something?

[pissant]

Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37

[kitkat]

***In a heat of passion.

Easier to prove, usually the same punishment as 1st Degree.***

Thanks.

[Leisler]

[BlueNgold]

First degree = premeditation and planning.
Second Degree = reactionary violence.

Second degree generally carries a 25 to life sentence in most stated with parole possible.
First degree, in most cases, is a mandatory life sentence, but some states still give options.
Capital crimes must be first degree, and in most states require additional aggravating factors or crimes.

The statement that 1st and 2nd carry the same punishment is entirely incorrect.

[DoughtyOne]

I’m sure CAIR will be advocating for Sharia Courts so the poor victims like this husband won’t be put through so much hell when things like this happen in the future.

[ScottinVA]

“She should have had her six shooter with her.”

With rounds dipped in pig blood.

[Wyatt's Torch]

What happened? Did she drive a car? Did she show more than her eyes? Did she get raped?

[awaken2spirit]

Rendered his wife speechless too. What a wonderful religion.

[livius]

[slaps head] You’re sooo right! How could I not have recognized that? Allah was good to her!

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Well, I think you're all jumping to conclusions. Maybe he just slipped when he was running with a knife or something?

Yea, I bet that's it. I should not have jumped to conclusions like this. I'm so sorry.

[patton]

Exactly - the difference is premeditation.

Kind of hard to argue that you sawed someones head off without thought.

[george76]

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2004-11/2004-11-16-voa70.cfm?CFID=187674628&CFTOKEN=48437934

[george76]

http://www.rochester.edu/pr/Review/V67N1/gazette3.html

[proud American in Canada]

She was an attractive woman.

[BlueNgold]

Sawing off a head is unlikely to be the cause of death. It is the moment of impetus that often defines the case for premeditation. Lawyers continue to try to use post-mortem activities to define premeditation, but it is a tough sell.

It’s not that he sawed off her head - it’s when he bought the saw (etc.) that may help to show premeditation.

[BenLurkin]

Authorities say Aasiya Hassan recently had filed for divorce from her husband. "She had an order of protection that had him out of the home as of Friday the 6th [of February],"

Sad. Another death by protective order.

[pissant]

One of her relatives needs to torture and kill the POS husband.