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NEWS ABOUT: Muzzammil Hassan

Muzzammil Hassan stories: 2 news summaries

Beheaded Wife Feared Abusive Husband's Wrath

Colleagues say woman tried to salvage struggling TV venture

Feb 22, 09 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Now that authorities have charged Muzzammil Hassan with beheading his wife Aasiya, reports are surfacing that he had beaten her for years, the Buffalo News reports. Local police knew of the violence, but didn't act because Aasiya refused to press charges. “She was afraid she would cause Bridges TV... More »

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crime • New York • Muslim • beheading • Muzzammil Hassan

NY Wife Beheading Blasted as 'Honor Killing'

Divorce linked to gruesome murder

Feb 18, 09 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The gruesome beheading of a wife in upstate New York by her Muslim husband has been blasted as a retaliatory "honor killing" against a spouse seeking divorce, reports the Buffalo News. “This was apparently a terroristic version of honor killing, a murder rooted in cultural notions about women’... More »

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murder • Muslim • beheading • honor killings • Muzzammil Hassan

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