The parents of Saman Abbas were
handed life-prison terms by a court in Reggio Emilia on Tuesday
for the honour killing of the 18-year-old Pakistani-Italian near
the northern city in 2021.
The mother, Nazia Shaheen, is a fugitive of Italian justice and
was not present at the trial after fleeing to Pakistan following
the murder of the young woman after she refused an arranged
marriage.
The father, Shabbar Abbas, had also left the country but was
extradited to Italy from Pakistan and is behind bars.
Saman's uncle, Danish Hasnain, was given a jail term of 14 years
for his involvement in the murder. Two of her cousins were
acquitted.
Saman was murdered by her family at Novellara near Reggio Emilia
on April 31 2021.
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