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| Four sentenced to death for Pakistan 'honour killing' | Four sentenced to death for Pakistan 'honour killing' |
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| A Pakistani court has given the death sentence to four people for bludgeoning to death a pregnant relative who had married without their consent. | |
| Farzana Parveen, 30, was beaten with bricks and sticks in May outside Lahore's high court. Police deny charges they stood by as it happened. | Farzana Parveen, 30, was beaten with bricks and sticks in May outside Lahore's high court. Police deny charges they stood by as it happened. |
| Ms Parveen's father, brother, cousin and former fiancé were all found guilty of murder on Wednesday. Another brother got 10 years in jail. | Ms Parveen's father, brother, cousin and former fiancé were all found guilty of murder on Wednesday. Another brother got 10 years in jail. |
| The case sparked global outrage. | The case sparked global outrage. |
| Ms Parveen had been at the high court to defend her husband in a case brought against him by her relatives. They accused Muhammad Iqbal of abducting her. Ms Parveen had already testified to police that she had married of her own free will. | Ms Parveen had been at the high court to defend her husband in a case brought against him by her relatives. They accused Muhammad Iqbal of abducting her. Ms Parveen had already testified to police that she had married of her own free will. |
| According the police, a scuffle took place between about 20 members of Ms Parveen's family and 10-15 of Mr Iqbal's, during which she was struck with a brick three times and fatally wounded. He managed to escape. | According the police, a scuffle took place between about 20 members of Ms Parveen's family and 10-15 of Mr Iqbal's, during which she was struck with a brick three times and fatally wounded. He managed to escape. |
| Police say that Ms Parveen was dead by the time officers were able to intervene. | Police say that Ms Parveen was dead by the time officers were able to intervene. |
| Court officials say the defendants will have the right to appeal in Lahore's high court. | Court officials say the defendants will have the right to appeal in Lahore's high court. |
| The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil in Islamabad says Farzana Parveen's death by stoning in broad daylight outside a court is shocking even by the standards of Pakistan, where so-called honour killings are common. | |
| Our correspondent says death sentences for family members in such cases are unusual, but many are saying there is a chance Farzana Parveen's relatives could walk free or have their sentences reduced on appeal. | |
| Pakistan 'honour killings' | Pakistan 'honour killings' |
| • In 2013, 869 women murdered in so-called "honour killings" | • In 2013, 869 women murdered in so-called "honour killings" |
| • Campaigners say real number is likely to be much higher | • Campaigners say real number is likely to be much higher |
| • Of these, 359 were so called "Karo Kari" cases, whereby family members consider themselves authorised to kill offending relatives to restore honour | • Of these, 359 were so called "Karo Kari" cases, whereby family members consider themselves authorised to kill offending relatives to restore honour |
| • Rights groups say conviction rate in cases of sexual and other violence against women is "critically low" | • Rights groups say conviction rate in cases of sexual and other violence against women is "critically low" |
| Source: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan annual report 2013 | Source: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan annual report 2013 |
| Why do families kill their daughters? | Why do families kill their daughters? |
| There are hundreds of so-called "honour killings" in Pakistan each year. | There are hundreds of so-called "honour killings" in Pakistan each year. |
| This case prompted particular outrage, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif describing it as "totally unacceptable". | This case prompted particular outrage, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif describing it as "totally unacceptable". |
| After she was killed, it emerged that Mr Iqbal had killed his first wife six years earlier in order to marry Ms Parveen. | After she was killed, it emerged that Mr Iqbal had killed his first wife six years earlier in order to marry Ms Parveen. |
| Mr Iqbal's son by his first marriage, Aurangzeb, told the BBC in May that relatives had persuaded him to forgive his father, enabling his release from prison under Pakistani law. | Mr Iqbal's son by his first marriage, Aurangzeb, told the BBC in May that relatives had persuaded him to forgive his father, enabling his release from prison under Pakistani law. |
| Correspondents say arranged marriages are the norm in Pakistan, and to marry against the wishes of the family is unthinkable in many deeply conservative communities. | Correspondents say arranged marriages are the norm in Pakistan, and to marry against the wishes of the family is unthinkable in many deeply conservative communities. |