Conviction Islamic institutions and contexts Other Islamic authority or family context Kingston, ON, Canada · 2012

Shafia murders: three convicted of killing four family members ('twisted notion of honour' — the judge)

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The perpetrators invoked a religiously framed concept of family honor to police behavior and justify the killings; the trial judge expressly rejected that justification as a distorted notion of honor.

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The Globe and Mail (2012) 'Remarks to the court by Shafia judge' [sentencing remarks of Justice Robert Maranger, Ontario Superior Court, Kingston], 29 January. Available at: theglobeandmail.com (Accessed: 14 July 2026).: Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya and son Hamed were convicted of drowning three teenage daughters and Shafia's first wife in Kingston, Ontario. From the judge's own sentencing remarks: 'You have each been convicted of the planned and deliberate murder of four members of your family... The apparent reason behind these cold-blooded shameful murders was that the four completely innocent victims offended your twisted notion of honour, a notion of honour that is founded upon the domination and control of women, a sick notion of honour that has absolutely no place in any civilized society.' Each received life with no parole eligibility for 25 years. Note: the court framed the motive as a distorted familial 'honour' code, not as religious doctrine — a distinction the record supports and this survey preserves.

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