Lawyers acting for Shabbar Abbas, the
Pakistani man accused of murdering his 18-year-old daughter
Saman in Emilia Romagna in 2021 with other family members
including her mother Nazia Shaheen after she refused an arranged
marriage, said on Friday that the woman had been at home with
her husband in Pakistan when he was arrested.
"Shabbar reported that his wife was at home when he was arrested
in Pakistan," said Enrico Della Capanna and Simone Servillo on
the sidelines of the hearing in Reggio Emilia in relation to the
killing on the night between April 30 and May 1, 2021, near the
northern town of Novellara.
Five people including Abbas and Shaheen have been indicted for
the murder and, following Abbas' historic extradition to Italy
last week, Shaheen is the only defendant still at large.
"Shabbar was in a field when he was approached by the police and
turned himself over. His wife was in the house," continued the
lawyers.
They said they didn't know if an arrest warrant had been issued
by the Pakistani authorities for her as well.
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