Four men get life in jail for murdering UK couple in bungled 'honour killings'
Daily Telegraph
August 03, 2010 11:41PM
FOUR men who set fire to the wrong house in an attempted honour killing have been sentenced to life in prison after they were convicted of murdering a couple in northwestern England.
The men, who intended to torch the house of a man who was having an affair with the sister of one of the arsonists, targeted the wrong address in Blackburn and killed a married couple, Sky News reported.
Abdullah Mohammed, 41 and his wife Aysha, 39, were overcome by smoke in their home and died later in the hospital. They are survived by their three children aged nine, 14 and 19.
Preston Crown Court judge Justice Henriques said it was "nearly impossible to imagine a worse case of arson than this. You have wreaked devastation on a blameless, devout family."
Justice Henriques added: "It is a most cruel irony that two such devout members of the community, both deeply religious, should have lost their lives to such a perverted and wicked act."
Three of the men drove from their homes in east London. Habib Iqbal, 25, Sadek Miah, 23, and Mohammed Miah [no relation], 19, were recruited by Hisamuddin Ibrahim, 21.
Ibrahim was jailed for a minimum of 28 years. His accomplices were handed sentences between 19 and 25 years in prison.
Ibrahim was said to be enraged that his sister, Hafija Gorji, was divorcing her husband and had begun an affair.
It was said Ibrahim wanted to punish her lover on behalf of his family - but the arsonists poured petrol into the wrong house as the Mohammeds were asleep.
CCTV footage showed a car belonging to Sadek Miah’s mother in the area early in the morning. Three figures got out with a container. The attack was not filmed but the men returned to the car and drove off without headlights.
Does Killing the wrong people still count for regaining their honour? or diy they still have to burn to death their original intended victims? maybe they get a sort of partial Honour credit, like a partial deposit into their honour account at allah's Honour bank.
Hymenoplasty. Islam the Religion of Peace & Tolrance … the Lurrrrvvve of this Godless THING, Muslims call “allah” is boundless.
Witness wants to hide her face behind burqa during Islamic school fraud trial
The Daily Telegraph
August 04, 2010 12:00AM
West Australian District Court Judge Shauna Deane is due to hear submissions tomorrow from lawyers for the prosecution and defence regarding the witness, who wishes to wear the burqa.
The woman is a strict Muslim who does not want to show her face to men. Defence lawyers raised concerns about how the jury could read the woman's expressions if they cannot see her face.
The jury in the case was discharged yesterday after the estimated time for the fraud trial of a Muslim college director blew out from 10 days to five weeks.
After the jury was discharged, defence lawyer Mark Trowell said a jury would not be able to "make a proper assessment" of the witness if they could not see her face.
He said it was believed to be the first time in Australia that a witness had wanted to wear a full burqa.
Anwar Sayed has been charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.125 million from the state and federal governments by falsifying the number of students at the Muslim Ladies College of Australia in Perth's south.
To think the good judge has to take time out to consider this absurd request from this arse clown.
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