Minutes earlier, the jury returned a verdict of guilty on two counts of first-degree murder against 23-year-old Sadiqi, who gunned down his 20-year-old sister, Khatera, and her fiancé, Feroz Mangal, 23, in the early hours of Sept. 19, 2006 while the couple was sitting in her parked car.**********
Prosecutor Mark Moors said Sadiqi was motivated by a “perverted notion of honour and respect … for the sole purpose of restoring the family’s reputation and respect in the Afghan community.”
RELATED: A little background
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LAST WORD: The heart of the matter
“Your crimes have shocked and bewildered the people of 'almost every community' in the nation’s capital,” said Ontario Superior Court Justice Douglas Rutherford.That, of course, prompts the logical follow-up...
"Only 'almost' every community?"That's the $64,000 question isn't it?
"Does this imply that somewhere out there exists a community that more or less approves of this barbaric murder?"
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