Banaz Mahmod
Banaz Mahmood (1986-2006) was an Iraqi Kurdish woman who was killed by her family in London in an honor killing. Mahmood was born in Iraq and moved to England with her family when she was 10 years old. She was married at age 17 to a man 10 years older than her in an arranged marriage. Within months the marriage turned violent. Banaz wanted a divorce and fell in love with someone of her own choosing. This behaviour was found to be shameful by her family leading to her death in January 2006 when she was 20 years old. Mahmood went to the police for help five times before her death. Detective Chief Inspector Caroline Goode of the Metropolitan Police led the investigation to recover the body of Mahmood and prosecute her killers, securing the first-ever extradition from Iraq to the United Kingdom. [1] [2][3][4][5][6]
Her story was chronicled in the 2012 documentary film Banaz: A Love Story, directed and produced by Deeyah Khan.[7]
References
- ↑ Martyn Brown. "Lover tells of torment as 3 get life for honour killing". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "Banaz Mahmod 'honour' killing cousins jailed for life". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "The tragic story of Banaz Mahmod: she fell in love at 19, so her family killed her". Mail Online. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Tracy McVeigh. "'They're following me': chilling words of girl who was 'honour killing' victim". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "Seventh man jailed over 'honour killing' of Banaz Mahmod". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ "Cousin 'still proud' of disposing of honour killing-victim's body, judge says". Telegraph.co.uk. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Paul Peachey (September 24, 2012). "Still now they follow me": Footage of Banaz Mahmod warning police before her 'honour' killing to be shown for the first time". independent.co.uk. Retrieved September 28, 2012.