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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 education. | Her father Iftikhar Ahmed told the hearing "problems arose" when she started her sixth form education. |
| Police launched a murder inquiry after Shafilea's body was found by near the River Kent at Sedgwick, near Kendal, in February 2004. | 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 she shared with her parents, three sisters and younger brother. | She was last seen in September 2003 at the Warrington home she shared with her parents, three sisters and younger brother. |
| Mr Ahmed told south Cumbria coroner Ian Smith: "She was a very normal child, very bright." | 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, and it was a surprise when she went missing. | He said his daughter did not explain why she was leaving home, and it was a surprise when she went missing. |
| Shafilea had ambitions to become a solicitor and he had encouraged her and was proud of her achievements, the hearing was told. | Shafilea had ambitions to become a solicitor and he had 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. | 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. |
| Mr Ahmed and his wife, Farzana, were arrested on suspicion of her kidnap in December 2003 and later released on police bail. | |
| Five other relatives from the Bradford area, where Shafilea was born, were also arrested and released on police bail. | |
| The hearing continues. | The hearing continues. |