Killing of Zohra Shah

Zohra Shah () was an eight-year-old Pakistani domestic worker (or slave) of a married couple, Hassan Siddiqui and Umme Kulsoom. She was tortured and killed for mistakenly releasing her employers’ parrots in Bahria Town, Rawalpindi on 1 June 2020. Her death caused an outcry in Pakistan and led to legislative changes which outlawed child domestic labour in the country.

 Early life 
She was from Basti Maso Shah in Muzaffargarh District of southern Punjab approximately 580 kilometres from the capital, Islamabad.

 Murder 
Allegedly, she was murdered for releasing valuable parrots from their cages. Evidence such as 'older scars and marks' suggest Shah had been repeatedly abused while working for Siddiqui and Kulsoom, and 'wounds on her thighs' were 'consistent with sexual assault'.

 Aftermath 
Siddiqui and Kulsoom were arrested and put on judicial remand.

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Category:2020 crimes
Category:2020 in Pakistan
Category:Child sexual abuse
Category:Torture victims
Category:2012 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Children victims of violence
Category:Murdered children
Category:People murdered in Pakistan