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| Life for 'honour killing' father | Life for 'honour killing' father |
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| A father who ordered the killing of his daughter after finding out she had a boyfriend has been jailed for life. | A father who ordered the killing of his daughter after finding out she had a boyfriend has been jailed for life. |
| Banaz Mahmod, 20, was raped and tortured before being strangled and buried in a suitcase in Birmingham. | Banaz Mahmod, 20, was raped and tortured before being strangled and buried in a suitcase in Birmingham. |
| Her Iraqi Kurd father Mahmod Mahmod, 52, of Mitcham, south London, will serve at least 20 years in jail. | |
| Her uncle Ari Mahmod, 50, who helped arrange her killing will serve at least 23 years. And the killer Mohammed Hama, 30, will serve 17 years. | |
| Her death had been ordered after her affair with fellow Kurd Rahmat Sulemani was discovered. | Her death had been ordered after her affair with fellow Kurd Rahmat Sulemani was discovered. |
| Banaz asked police for help four times but was not taken seriously. | Banaz asked police for help four times but was not taken seriously. |
| She even gave officers of list of five people she suspected would harm her and Mr Sulemani, which included the name of Mohammed Hama. | |
| Three other men named on the list have fled abroad. | Three other men named on the list have fled abroad. |