{"id":172405,"date":"2025-08-04T09:05:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=172405"},"modified":"2025-08-03T20:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T00:52:33","slug":"iraqi-parent-accused-of-attempted-honor-killing-found-not-guilty-of-attempted-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=172405","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi parent accused of attempted honor killing, found not guilty of attempted murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Iraqi couple was not happy with their daughter’s decision not to return to Iraq to participate in an arranged marriage. The daughter tried to remove herself from that reality. However, her parents caught up to her. The father reportedly did something that made people believe that he wanted to engage in honor killing. The father was acquitted of the murder attempt charge but was convicted of assault and unlawful imprisonment. The mother was acquitted of attempted murder, assault, and unlawful imprisonment. However, she was found guilty of violating a court order.<\/p>\n

From Daily Mail:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ihsan and Zahraa Ali stood trial for the shocking broad-daylight attack last fall outside Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington State where prosecutors said the pair tried to kill their 17-year-old daughter after she refused an arranged marriage.<\/p>\n

After three days of deliberations, jurors convicted Ihsan Ali of assault and unlawful imprisonment.<\/p>\n

His wife Zahraa was found guilty of violating a court order but acquitted of the more serious charges, including attempted murder, assault, and unlawful imprisonment.<\/p>\n

Ihsan, who remains in custody, faces up to 14 months in prison for assault and an additional 12 months for unlawful imprisonment while Zahraa was released on Thursday on personal recognizance and is under strict orders to remain in Thurston County and avoid any contact with her daughter.<\/p>\n

The case drew national attention last October after terrifying video footage emerged of Ihsan Ali putting his 17-year-old daughter, Fatima Ali, in a chokehold outside her high school, allegedly in retaliation for refusing an arranged marriage and for dating an American boy – actions he reportedly viewed as bringing shame upon the family.<\/p>\n

The viral footage first published by the Daily Mail showed Fatima collapsing on the pavement, only for her father to continue strangling her unconscious body for nearly 20 seconds, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

‘She’s unconscious, and he continues to strangle her around the neck for another 15-18 seconds and would have continued to do so even longer but for the intervention of those adults,’ prosecutor Heather Stone told jurors at the trial.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gordon, J., & White, N. (2025, August 2). Fate of parents accused of attempting to murder daughter outside American school in ‘honor killing’ revealed. Daily Mail<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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