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Four men sentenced to death after 'honour killing' pregnant relative in Pakistan
The 25-year-old was slain by her father and three brothers in May for marrying a widower from a nearby village and refusing her cousin
Farzana Parveen was bludgeoned to death by her father and brothers in Lahore last May
Four Pakistani men were sentenced to death on Wednesday for the murder of Farzana Parveen, a pregnant woman shunned by her family for marrying without their approval.
The 25-year-old was slain by her father and three brothers in May for marrying a widower from a nearby village and refusing her cousin, to whom she had been betrothed in January.
Months of tension came to a head in May when a mob led by her brother beat her to death outside the gates of the Lahore High Court. Her father was arrested hours later and told the police that she had been killed to preserve the family honour.
On Wednesday, a Pakistani court found the four men guilty and sentenced them to death. Another cousin will face 10 years in prison for aiding the crime.
Parveen’s murder has sparked outrage as it took place in broad daylight and right outside the high court of Lahore, considered Pakistan’s cultural capital. Such 'honour killings' mostly occur in the rural regions of Pakistan.
