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Missing girl's father 'surprised' Missing girl's father 'surprised'
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The father of a teenage girl whose decomposed body was found in a Cumbrian river told an inquest he was "surprised" when she went missing.The father of a teenage girl whose decomposed body was found in a Cumbrian river told an inquest he was "surprised" when she went missing.
Shafilea Ahmed, aged 17, disappeared from her Warrington home four months after a trip to Pakistan.Shafilea Ahmed, aged 17, disappeared from her Warrington home four months after a trip to Pakistan.
While away she was said to have drunk bleach after being introduced to a suitor for an arranged marriage.While away she was said to have drunk bleach after being introduced to a suitor for an arranged marriage.
Her father Iftikhar Ahmed told the hearing "problems arose" when she started her sixth form.Her father Iftikhar Ahmed told the hearing "problems arose" when she started her sixth form.
More follows. Police launched a murder inquiry after Shafilea's body was found by near the River Kent at Sedgwick, near Kendal, in February 2004.
She was last seen in September 2003 at the Warrington home sheshared with her parents, three sisters and younger brother.
Mr Ahmed told south Cumbria coroner Ian Smith: "She was a very normal child, very bright."
He said his daughter did not explain why she was leaving home but he said it was a surprise when she then went missing.
Shafilea had ambitions to become a solicitor and he both encouraged her and was proud of her achievements, the hearing was told.
No-one has been charged with her murder and her parents, who offered a #5,000 reward to catch her killer, have always maintained they had nothing to do with her death.
The hearing continues.