'Honour' kidnap sentencing
Three members of a family from Lancashire are beginning jail sentences today after kidnapping a young woman who refused to go through with an arranged marriage. Naila Afsar was drugged and held captive after being told she'd dishonoured her family.
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'Honour kidnappers' jailed for total of twelve years
Three members of a family from Lancashire are beginning jail sentences after kidnapping a young woman who refused to have an arranged marriage.
23-year-old Naila Afsar was drugged at a house in Acrrington after being told she'd dishonoured her family.
Her mother, Shamim Akhtar was sentenced to four years. Naila's brother, Shamrez Khan, was jailed for five years and brother-in-law Zahid Mahmood was given three years.
Family members jailed for 'honour' kidnapping
Three members of a family from Lancashire are beginning jail sentences today after kidnapping a woman who refused an arranged marriage.
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Family members jailed for 'honour' kidnapping
by Amy Welch
Three members of a family from Lancashire are beginning jail sentences today after kidnapping a young woman who refused to go through with an arranged marriage.
23-year-old Naila Afsar was drugged and held captive after being told she'd dishonoured her family.
Naila's mother, Shamim Akhtar, was jailed for four years. Shamrez Khan, Naila's brother, was jailed for five years and her brother-in-law Zahid Mahmood was sentenced to three years in prison.