The father, son and 2nd wife were all found guilty of the first degree murder of the % daughters, 19, 17, and 13. Along with the murder of wife #1.
From the Ottawa Sun:
KINGSTON, Ont. -- All three defendants were found guilty Sunday of first-degree murders in the 'honour killings' of their family members at the Kingston Mills murder trial.
Calling it a "heinous" crime, Justice Robert Maranger sentenced Mohammad Shafia, his second wife, Tooba Yahya, and their son, Hamed, to life in prison for no parole eligibility for 25 years after a jury found each of them guilty of four counts of first-degree murder.
They were charged in the deaths of three of the Shafias' children — Rainab, 19, Sahar, 17 and Geeti, 13 — and Shafia's first wife, Rona Amir Mohammad.
The four women were found dead in a car at the bottom of the Kingston Mills locks June 30, 2009.
The jury deliberated for about 15 hours before rendering its verdict. Jurors heard from 58 witnesses and reviewed 160 exhibits.
As the trial ended we found out more about the evidence. The statements by the 3 Murders are shocking and disgusting.
The 12yo told her teacher that she she was afraid of her father and thought he was going to kill hew sister. When the teacher took it to the school officials and the police, she was told that she didn't understand that they had a "different culture" and she had to be more tolerant.
Here is another article from The Sun giving more background. If you can stomach it. One of the things I sound interesting, is that the family was upset thee daughter was marrying a Pakistani muslim. The did like Pakistanis. And I thought only whiles were racist.
http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/11/22/court-hears-zainab-shafias-911-call
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