Honour on trial
Subtitle: the Shafia murders and the culture of honour killings
By: Paul Schliesmann
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Markham, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781554552788
Subjects: Trials, litigation; Trials (Murder); Meurtre; Procès, instances; Crimes d'honneur; Afghan Canadians; Honor killings; Murder; Études de cas; Case studies; Ehrenmord; Procès (Meurtre); Strafverfahren; Canadiens d'origine afghane
Description: Overview: A black car is pulled from the Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario, containing the bodies of three girls-sisters Zainab, Sahar, and Geeti Shafia-along with their presumed aunt, Rona Amir Mohammad. Later in the day, after family members report the women missing, Kingston police become suspicious. The stories told by parents Tooba Mohammad Yahya and Mohammad Shafia, and their eldest son, Hamed, don't match up with the rapidly gathering evidence. An extensive investigation unfolds, revealing a troubling story of physical and emotional abuse in the Shafia home-including threats of murder. Police begin to suspect that this is a quadruple "honour killing," planned and carried out to wipe away the family's shame caused by the eldest girls. Two years later, Mohammad Shafia, Tooba Mohammad Yahya, and Hamed Shafia are tried for the mass murders, while a shocked nation follows the case until its gripping conclusion.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Drive home; title: Kingston Mills; title: Night before; title: Report; title: Back at the scene; title: Interviews; title: Montreal accident; title: Gathering evidence; title: Pieces fit; title: Growing suspicion; title: Shame and honour; title: Rona's diary; title: Nomadic life; title: Family life; title: Sahar; title: Zainab; title: Zainab's escape; title: Wedding; title: Sahar and Geeti; title: Sahar's boyfriend; title: Zainab's engagement; title: Rona's life; title: Fazil's testimony; title: Plan; title: Ruse; title: Arrests; title: Interviews/interrogations; title: Jailhouse confession; title: Trial; title: Reconstruction; title: Autopsies; title: Mojab; title: In his own defence; title: Son testifies; title: Trial continues; title: Defence summations; title: Crown summation; title: Verdict; title: Honour?; title: Witnesses; title: Lessons; title: Legacy.