Monday, September 29, 2003



16 year-old Heshu Yones, a Kurdish Muslim, was stabbed 11 times by her father at her home in Acton, a couple of miles from my home in Ealing. She was left to bleed to death.

Heshu had been involved in a relationship with a Lebanese Christian. Her father feared she was becoming westernised.

Some sections of the media have described Heshu's death as an "honour" killing:

Sky News: MAN KILLED DAUGHTER
BBC News: Father jailed for 'honour killing'

I call it murder.

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