She refused a forced marriage - so her parents murdered her: 20 years on from Shafilea Ahmed's horrific killing
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe life of a teenager murdered by her parents in an 'honour' killing was being remembered this week on what would have been her 37th birthday.
Shafilea Ahmed- who wanted to be a lawyer and was described as an 'able, ambitious girl' who was 'squeezed between two cultures' - was just 17 when her life was taken from her in September 2003 by those who were supposed to love and protect her.
Instead, her parents murdered her in the lounge of the family home in Great Sankey, near Warrington in Cheshire, after she had refused a forced marriage in Pakistan and become 'too westernised' in their eyes.
It was a killing that shocked the nation. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. The nationally-observed 'Day of Memory' is held every year on Shafilea's birthday, July 14, designed to remember all who have lost their lives in 'honour' abuse.
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