Murder of Sadia Sheikh
2007 Pakistani–Belgian honour killing incident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The honour killing of Sadia Sheikh occurred on 22 October 2007, when a 20-year-old Belgian woman of Pakistani heritage was fatally shot by her brother, an act of sororicide. The murder occurred in Lodelinsart, Charleroi.[1] Sheikh had left her family home after her parents pressured her to marry a cousin who she had never met, later moving in with a Belgian man, but had visited to try to make peace. Her brother, Mudusar Sheikh, confessed to the murder in a 2011 trial, claiming that he had acted alone, but a jury pronounced all four members of the family guilty of the murder and sentenced each to prison. The case has been called Belgium's first honour killing trial.
Sadia Sheikh | |
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Born | |
Died | (2007-10-22)22 October 2007 |
Resting place | Pakistan |
Education | Haute Ecole provinciale de Charleroi [fr] (HEPCUT), Athénée Royal Vauban |
Occupation | (at time of death) Student at HEPCUT |
Known for | Being the victim of an honour killing in Charleroi |