Karen McVeigh; 4/4/08
Two British police officers are to face disciplinary proceedings over their treatment of a young woman tortured and murdered in a so-called honour killing. The police watchdog concluded she had been “let down” by them. The Iraqi Kurd father and uncle of Banaz Mahmod, 20, were jailed last year for her murder after she fell in love with a man they disapproved of. A third man pleaded guilty to murder and will spend at least 17 years in jail. Ms Mahmod approached police for help four times, telling them of threats to her life, and even providing names of those she thought were involved in a plot to kill her.
See: http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/honour-killing-victims-failed-plea/2008/04/03/1206851105848.html
