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Arizona Man Guilty of Daughter's 'Honor Killing'

Iraqi immigrant felt daughter had become too Westernized

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 22, 2011 10:54 PM CST

(Newser) – An Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because he felt she had become too Westernized has been found guilty of her murder. Faleh Almaleki ran over his daughter and her fiance's mother in a parking lot in a Phoenix suburb in 2009 and then fled the scene, leaving both women with serious injuries. His daughter died in hospital 2 weeks later. He was acquitted of first-degree murder and attempted murder charges, reports CNN.

Prosecutors said Almaleki felt his 20-year-old daughter had abandoned traditional values and, enraged by her decision to leave the family home, lay in wait for her in the parking lot. His lawyers argued that he was trying to spit on the older woman but swerved and accidentally ran them both over. Almaleki will be sentenced Wednesday and faces a maximum of 45 years.

Faleh Almaleki fled to Britain via Mexico after the killing, but was refused entry and sent back to the US.
Faleh Almaleki fled to Britain via Mexico after the killing, but was refused entry and sent back to the US.   (AP Photo/Peoria Police Department, File)
Faleh Hassan Almaleki sits with a attorney during his trail on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 in Phoenix.
Faleh Hassan Almaleki sits with a attorney during his trail on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 in Phoenix.   (AP Photo/ The Arizona Republic, Carlos Chavez)
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BCto
Feb 23, 2011 8:33 AM CST
There sure are some ruthless lawyers out there, money is a powerful drug
mrcharropike
Feb 23, 2011 8:13 AM CST
Very good! Honor Killing does not exist in civil society,by the way if he does not condivide western civilization he can serve his sentence in his beloved native non westernized country sparing westernized taxpayer money!!
schmidtkoff
Feb 23, 2011 7:53 AM CST
if they who come here don't want westernization then why in the heck do they come?????

 
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