A Kurdish father living in Germany has called for justice after his
daughter was gunned down after refusing an arranged marriage. The 21-year-old is dead, shot in the head at a wedding in Hannover as her devastated family watched on.
The victim's father Ghazi, 50, says his brothers decided she should
marry his brother's son Numan while he was on an aid mission in Iraq and
when he returned she begged him to stop the wedding from going ahead,
reports Bild.
He claimed the murder was vengeance for her spurning her cousin. He said dozens of guests recognised Sefin at the scene.
He wrote on Facebook:
"With great sadness, pain and a bleeding heart, I announce the death of my beloved daughter Shilan." "an insidious betrayal, customs and
traditions", and added: "It is a crime against an innocent person. "We live here in Europe!"
'Shilan'
was just three when her family fled Iraq - where Kurds face persecution
- and grew into a confident woman, became a German citizen and studied
property management.
Now
Police have issued an arrest warrant for her cousin Sefin N. (German law prohibits publishing his full name).
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