JAILED FOR LIFE
FARZANA and Iftikhar Ahmed have been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 25 years for the murder of their daughter Shafilea.
View ArticleWITH PICTURES: Shafilea's killers led away from court in handcuffs
FARZANA and Iftikhar Ahmed will today, Saturday, start the first full day of their life sentences for killing their daughter Shafilea.
View ArticleTEN YEAR TIMELINE - August 2002 to August 2012
August 2002 - Shafilea passes 10 GCSEs at good grades at Great Sankey High School. She was known as a popular pupil and was committed to her education.
View ArticleMotive for murder
JEALOUSY, honour and cultural pressures were at the heart of Shafilea Ahmed’s murder, according to a leading criminal psychologist.
View ArticleShafilea told she was going to Pakistan for arranged marriage
ON February 5 2003, seven months before she was murdered, Shafilea Ahmed made an emergency application for housing to social services.
View ArticleShafilea was ‘squeezed’ between two cultures, says judge
JUDGE Mr Justice Roderick Evans slammed Shafilea’s parents for ‘squeezing’ her between two cultures before killing her.
View ArticleGUARDIAN COMMENT
THE climax of an important case at a large crown court was Shafilea Ahmed’s dream.
View Article11 weeks of high drama in court one
THERE have been many days of tension and high drama at Chester Crown Court over the past 11 weeks but Friday topped them all.
View ArticleThree crucial pieces of evidence which may have led jury to verdict
AFTER almost nine years of police investigations there were crucial parts of evidence which culminated in the conviction of Ifitkhar and Farzana Ahmed.
View ArticleShafilea murder was about control and not honour
AN expert on Muslim culture has said he believes Shafilea Ahmed was not killed for honour.
View ArticleCharity calls for action following guilty verdict
THE brutal murder of Shafilea Ahmed must serve as a wake-up call to help other girls at risk of forced marriage, says children’s charity Plan UK.
View ArticleDiary extracts of Sahin Munir, a key witness in the Ahmed trial
Below is an extract from the diary of Shahin Munir.
View ArticleSchool friend pays moving tribute to Shafilea
THE school friend of Shafilea Ahmed paid a moving tribute outside court after the verdict came in today.
View ArticlePARENTS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING SHAFILEA
AFTER almost nine years of lies, deception and deceit the parents of Shafilea Ahmed have been found guilty of her murder.
View ArticleShafilea murder case was never closed, say police
THE investigating officers in the Shafilea Ahmed case said witnesses had shown great courage coming forward.
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