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Samia Shahid death: 'Honour killing victim' strangled, police say | Samia Shahid death: 'Honour killing victim' strangled, police say |
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A woman whose husband claims she was the victim of a so-called honour killing in Pakistan was strangled, police say. | A woman whose husband claims she was the victim of a so-called honour killing in Pakistan was strangled, police say. |
Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died last month in Northern Punjab. | Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died last month in Northern Punjab. |
Deputy Inspector General Abu Bakr Khuda Bux revealed to the BBC how she died, following the launch of a murder inquiry based on information they got from her husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazim. | |
No arrests have been made in the case, he confirmed. | No arrests have been made in the case, he confirmed. |
However, Ms Shahid's father, Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid, and a cousin known as Mobeen have both been interviewed by officers, though neither have been detained. | |
More updates on this story and others from Leeds and West Yorkshire | More updates on this story and others from Leeds and West Yorkshire |
Her first husband Chaudhry Muhammad Shakeel, who was previously reported to be on the run, is in Pakistan on pre-arrest bail order, which means police know his whereabouts, but cannot arrest, or demand to interview him, until the order expires on Saturday. | |
Pakistani daily The News revealed the forensic report, released earlier, confirmed Ms Shahid had been murdered and her death had not been from natural causes. | Pakistani daily The News revealed the forensic report, released earlier, confirmed Ms Shahid had been murdered and her death had not been from natural causes. |
The paper said the report stated clearly her death was caused by suffocation, having been physically stopped from breathing. | The paper said the report stated clearly her death was caused by suffocation, having been physically stopped from breathing. |
Post-mortem tests stated her death was as a result of strangulation. | Post-mortem tests stated her death was as a result of strangulation. |
The report was handed to the chief minister's investigating committee, it said. | The report was handed to the chief minister's investigating committee, it said. |
Ms Shahid's family had initially claimed she had died of a heart attack. | Ms Shahid's family had initially claimed she had died of a heart attack. |
Syed Mukhtar Kazim believes his wife, who had gone to Pakistan to visit relatives, was killed because her family disapproved of their marriage. | |
He said that before she left, her family had threatened her life. | He said that before she left, her family had threatened her life. |