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An American Man Sentenced To Death For raping And Beheading Ex-Diplomat's Daughter
INSIDE Published February 24, 2022
A Pakistani court on Thursday, sentenced a U.S citizen of Pakistani origin to death for raping and beheading the daughter of a former diplomat, crimes that sparked outrage across the South Asian nation.
The body of Noor Mukadam, 27, was found in Islamabad on July 20. Police charged Zahir Jaffer, from one of Pakistan's wealthiest families, with a murder that had dominated headlines ever since.
The maximum sentence was "necessary", this said by the victim's father after sentencing.
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"I've been saying that this is not just my daughter's case, it is a case for all the daughters of my country," he said.
Investigators said Jaffer lured Mukadam, a friend and daughter of Pakistan's former envoy to South Korea, to his home, held her there for two days and then brutally murdered her.
Two of Jaffer's employees were jailed for 10 years each on charges of abetting in the crime.
Hundreds of women are killed in Pakistan each year and thousands more are victims of brutal violence, but few cases get sustained media attention and only a small fraction of perpetrators are ever punished. (Reuters/NAN)
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INSIDE February 24, 2022
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