mother kill daughter of 15 for a boyfriend issue
A mother and father in Pakistan-administered
Kashmir killed their 15-year-olddaughter by dousing her with acid after
seeing her talking to a young man, police said on Thursday.
Local police officer Tahir Ayub told AFP the father, Mohammad Zafar, had
had suspicionsabout his daughter Anvu Sha and became enraged when he
saw her with a boy outside their home on Monday.
?Zafar beat her up and then poured acid over her with the help of his
wife. She was badly burnt but they did not take her to hospital until
the next morning, and she diedon Wednesday,? Ayub said.
Doctor Mohammad Jahangir of the state run Kotli hospital confirmed the
death, saying the girl was brought to hospital in a ?very critical
condition? with almost 70 per cent burns.
Anvu Sha?s married elder sister alerted policeand demanded they
investigate the incident in Khoi Ratta district, 140 kilometres north
ofthe state capital Muzaffarabad.
?The parents have confessed, saying that they suspected the girl had
illicit relations with a boy,? Ayub said. ?We have registered a murder
case against the girl?s father and mother.?
Pakistan is a deeply conservative country, where women, especially in
poor rural areas,enjoy few rights and protection by the police.