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Pakistani woman burned daughter alive over marriage dispute
Source: Associated Press
Pakistani woman burned daughter alive over marriage dispute
Associated Press in Lahore
Wednesday 8 June 2016 16.05 BST
A woman in Pakistan burned her 17-year-old daughter alive as punishment for marrying against the family’s wishes, the latest in a series of honour killings that result in the deaths of nearly 1,000 women every year in the conservative Muslim country.
Police said Zeenat Rafiq’s mother, Parveen, tied her to a cot and drenched her in kerosene before setting her on fire on Wednesday. Neighbours in the working-class area of Lahore came running when they heard screaming. But Nighat Bibi, who lives nearby, said family members kept them from entering the house.
When the police arrived they found Zeenat’s charred body near a staircase. Her mother was arrested soon after.
The victim’s husband, Hassan Khan, told reporters the pair had been “in love since our school days” but Zeenat’s family had rejected several marriage proposals, forcing them to elope last month. He showed an affidavit of consent signed by his wife before a magistrate. He also displayed photos on his phone of a smiling Zeenat wearing a red dress.
Sheikh Hammad, a local police official, said the mother confessed to killing her daughter with the help of her son, Ahmar. He quoted the woman as saying: “I don’t have any regrets.” Another police officer, Ibadat Nisar, said the body showed signs of beating and strangulation.
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Associated Press in Lahore
Wednesday 8 June 2016 16.05 BST
A woman in Pakistan burned her 17-year-old daughter alive as punishment for marrying against the family’s wishes, the latest in a series of honour killings that result in the deaths of nearly 1,000 women every year in the conservative Muslim country.
Police said Zeenat Rafiq’s mother, Parveen, tied her to a cot and drenched her in kerosene before setting her on fire on Wednesday. Neighbours in the working-class area of Lahore came running when they heard screaming. But Nighat Bibi, who lives nearby, said family members kept them from entering the house.
When the police arrived they found Zeenat’s charred body near a staircase. Her mother was arrested soon after.
The victim’s husband, Hassan Khan, told reporters the pair had been “in love since our school days” but Zeenat’s family had rejected several marriage proposals, forcing them to elope last month. He showed an affidavit of consent signed by his wife before a magistrate. He also displayed photos on his phone of a smiling Zeenat wearing a red dress.
Sheikh Hammad, a local police official, said the mother confessed to killing her daughter with the help of her son, Ahmar. He quoted the woman as saying: “I don’t have any regrets.” Another police officer, Ibadat Nisar, said the body showed signs of beating and strangulation.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/pakistani-woman-burned-daughter-zeenat-rafiq-alive-marriage
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