According to CrimeOnline, Ihsan had threatened to carry out what is often referred to as a “honor killing” on her if she did not comply with her parents’ requests that she be married outside of the country.
According to the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, the term “honor killing” refers to the practice that is prevalent in certain countries in the Middle East and South Asia. In these countries,
male family members feel obligated to kill a female family member who “has brought dishonor and shame to their family by transgressing social norms.”
According to witnesses, the father reportedly choked his daughter at the bus stop until she became limp and looked to fall asleep. This occurred until the girl became limp. During this whole time,
Her boyfriend and other witnesses who were there at the situation sought to intercede on behalf of the adolescent, forcibly removing him from her, which ultimately resulted in a confrontation with the father.
The publication adds that the girl’s mother reportedly grabbed her by the neck as the daughter began to recover consciousness. The son, who was 16 years old at the time,
