Murder convictions become definitive for family of honour-killing victim Saman

The supreme Court of Cassation on

Wednesday upheld murder convictions for five members of the

family of Saman Abbas, an 18-year-old Pakistani-Italian woman

who was the victim of an honour killing in Novellara, near

Reggio Emilia, in the spring of 2021, making them definitive.

The supreme court confirmed life-terms for the teen's parents,

Shabbar Abbas and Nazia Shaheen, and for two of her cousins,

Ijaz Ikram and Noman Ul Haq, and a 22-year sentence for her

uncle Danish Hasnain.

The prosecution says Saman Abbas was murdered for refusing an

arranged marriage and for leading a Western lifestyle that the

killers considered incompatible with the family's traditions.

Both parents had fled to Pakistan following the murder but were

extradited back to Italy.

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