Muslim jailed for "honour killing" his daughter (she was dating a Christian)

Reuters (UK) ^ | 9-29-03

[veronica]

A Muslim immigrant has been jailed for life by a court for slitting his daughter's throat in an "honour killing" after she embraced Western culture and began dating a Christian.

A judge at London's Old Bailey court heard how Abdullah Yones, an Iraqi Kurd who has lived in Britain for 10 years, stabbed his 16-year-old daughter Heshu repeatedly in a furious row at their flat in west London in October.

After killing her by slitting her throat, Yones, 47, cut his own throat and then hurled himself from the balcony of the family's third-floor flat in a suicide bid.

He survived and made a full recovery in hospital before being brought to trial and found guilty of murder.

The court heard how Yones was incensed that his daughter was having a "Romeo and Juliet" style relationship with Samanizam Elkouri, an 18-year-old Lebanese Christian she met at college.

She embraced Western culture and starting missing lessons to be with him, the court heard.

"This is a tragic story of irreconcilable cultural differences between a father who had a traditional Kurdish upbringing, values and background and a daughter who was a thoroughly Westernised woman," Yones' defence lawyer said.

He said his client "was like a fish out of water" in Britain, and could not speak English.

Speaking to reporters after the trial, police detective inspector Brent Hyatt said honour killings involving immigrants to Britain were on the increase.

"We have identified a number of other cases of so-called honour killings," he said. "We are probing how we can help girls like Heshu."

[Bikers4Bush]

Aaaaaah, the religion of peace strikes again.

[freedomson]

Muslims of true faith are demon possessed and it ain't pretty.

[af_vet_1981]

A Muslim immigrant has been jailed for life by a court for slitting his daughter's throat in an "honour killing" after she embraced Western culture and began dating a Christian.

The story is ambiguous. Was she embracing modern Western culture or Christianity ?

Either way, they should respect the wishes of the father and finish his bungled execution.

[AppyPappy]

Same article posted within 3 minutes. Great minds must think alike

[Cicero]

It would have been a lot cheaper to let him realize his wish to die.

He goes to the emergency room at government expense, while many Britons with cancer and other serious illnesses have to wait years to get into a hospital for treatment. Now they'll put him up at taxpayers' expense in a comfortable jail. Why is he in England in the first place?

[Fighter@heart]

If this is how, in their hate filled mind, they treat their
own flesh & blood, then I think it is safe to surmise that Christians & western culture folks should expect at the least the same treatment as his daughter got. The "all inclusive religion of peace," once again surfaces its UGLY
Head to demonstrate that all you need to know about Islam was demonstrated 9-11-01. Nuke "mecca" each & every "pilgrimage" until there is no-one showing up!!

[Bikers4Bush]

Do not me misled, it is not radical islam that fosters these actions. It is the true islam and if we don't continue to point it out they will be doing the same and worse to our offspring in the future.

[Natural Law]

Although I don't disagree with your take on Islam, this type of killing is cultural not religious.

[RonF]

Truth be told, this kind of behavior well pre-dates Islam.

[RonF]

This concept of "honor" and the kind of behavior that it engenders pre-dates Islam by centuries.

[Psycho_Bunny]

This is a tragic story of irreconcilable cultural differences

No, it's not "tragic".  It is evil.

There's a difference.

[Bikers4Bush]

I have to disagree, the father was clear that it was because of the families religious beliefs that she was killed.

[Bikers4Bush]

Agreed, however I believe islam is the only mainstream religion that still practices this sort of garbage.

[Aquinasfan]

"This is a tragic story of irreconcilable cultural differences

Good! Now run with this thought...

[kevao]

Another victim falls to the Religion of Peace.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Yes, it does pre-date Islam.

But, notice how Islam doesn't stop it?

However, in all fairness, it's taken Hinduism a long, long time to deal with "honor" murders in India.....and it still happens now and again in more remote regions of the country.

Still, (not to lessen the horridness of the act) "honor" murders are more a thorn in the side of Hinduism but par for the course under Islam.

[joesnuffy]

police detective inspector Brent Hyatt said honour killings involving immigrants to Britain were on the increase.

The moderate muslims must send "Missionaries" to the Middle East...these 'moderates' can convert the radicals to embrace the western culture and renounce violence...they can prove that the moderate view of the Koran ...is in fact the "correct" view and that the mullahs and immams are wrong in their violent interpretations..