A Pakistani man forced his daughter
to marry a cousin by threatening her she would otherwise meet
the same fate as Saman Abbas, an Italian-Pakistani woman killed
by her family for refusing an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
"If you don't marry (him) you'll end up like Saman," said the
52-year-old man to his 20-something daughter at Novellara near
Reggio Emilia in 2021, the same place and year that Saman was
killed.
The man and his 37-year-old wife have now been served
restraining orders forcing them to stay away from their
daughter, who has left her erstwhile spouse and is living in an
undisclosed location.
Saman's parents were handed life-prison terms by a court in
Reggio Emilia a week ago 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 on April 31 2021.
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