'Honour' killing conviction

A terribly sad story which will reignite the debate over whether so-called 'honour' killings are a product of religious or cultural prejudice.

"A 70-year-old grandmother and her son have been found guilty of murdering his wife in a so-called 'honour killing'."

They were both Sikh. But what strikes and pains me most about this story is the calculated, cold blooded way in which it was planned - right down to the life insurance taken out for the victim before she went to India and was reported missing. 

A "crime passionel" of the most disturbing kind.

Comments

[Ian]

Some childrens gangs use knives, some use guns, some use the excuse of broken 'honour' to kill. It's a gang kiling no less, by gang members, just the same as chasing someone down on push-bikes and shooting them dead. Some adults just never grow up.