Ex-husband, father charged with UK woman's murder

04 Sep, 2016

Police charged the ex-husband and father of a British woman believed to have been the victim of an "honour killing" with her murder on Saturday. Samia Shahid, a dual national, died in July during a visit to her family village in Punjab province. Her second husband, Mukhtar Kazam, claims she was murdered for bringing "dishonour" on her family. Kazam has said his wife had angered her parents by converting to Shia Islam, his sect, before their wedding.

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