'Honour' killing conviction |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 9:56 am |
| Tags: honour killings |
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A terribly sad story which will reignite the debate over whether so-called 'honour' killings are a product of religious or cultural prejudice. "A 70-year-old grandmother and her son have been found guilty of murdering his wife in a so-called 'honour killing'." They were both Sikh. But what strikes and pains me most about this story is the calculated, cold blooded way in which it was planned - right down to the life insurance taken out for the victim before she went to India and was reported missing. A "crime passionel" of the most disturbing kind. [ Full article ] |
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