A court in Italy convicted the parents and an uncle of an 18-year-Pakistani woman who was killed after she refused her family's demands to marry a cousin. The body of Saman Abbas was exhumed last year, and an autopsy revealed that she had a broken neck bone. She was last seen alive in northern Italy walking with her parents, Shabbar Abbas and Nazia Shaheen. Abbas, who was extradited from Pakistan in August, and his wife, who was tried in absentia, were sentenced to life in prison. An uncle, Danish Hasnain, was handed a 14-year prison term.
Parents, Uncle Of Pakistani Woman Convicted By Italian Court Of Killing Her After She Refused Arranged Marriage
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