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Community reaction to the Shafia trial verdict
Since the story announcing the jury's verdict was posted on cbcnews.ca Sunday afternoon, readers posted over 1200 comments voicing their opinions. We can't possibly reprint all of them, here is a small selection of the discussion.
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:07P
Afghan Family Member to Appeal Verdict
Prosecutors say the defendants allegedly killed the three teenage sisters because they dishonored the family by defying its disciplinarian rules on dress, dating, socializing and using the Internet. A jury on Sunday found Mohammad Shafia, 58;
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:06P
Honor Killings: Family in Canada Convicted of 'Cold-blooded, Shameful Murders'
Husband and wife Mohammad Shafia and Tooba Yahya, and their son Hamed Shafia, were each convicted of four counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of the family's three teenaged daughters and another woman, a verdict that carries an automatic life
Updated: 01/30/2012 03:58P
Family plans to appeal honor killing verdict, lawyer says
By AP TORONTO — One of the three members of an Afghan family found guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another woman intends to appeal the conviction. Prosecutors say the defendants allegedly killed the three teenage sisters because they
Updated: 01/30/2012 03:52P
At least one member of Afghan family to appeal verdict in Canadian honor
Prosecutors say the defendants killed the three teenage sisters because they dishonored the family by defying its strict rules on dress, dating, socializing and using the Internet. A jury on Sunday found Mohammad Shafia, 58; his wife Tooba Yahya, 42;
Updated: 01/30/2012 03:47P
Goley found guilty of manslaughter
JEFFERSON COUNTY, NY -- A split verdict in the trial of a Fort Drum soldier accused in the death of her boyfriend. Krista Goley, 25, was accused of stabbing Timothy Rolland, 21, in the chest in 2010. Monday, a jury found Goley guilty of first degree
Updated: 01/30/2012 03:45P
Adnan family to appeal verdict
The family of Adnan Patrawala, the 16-year-old who was allegedly kidnapped and murdered in August 2007, expressed shocked and disapproved of the Mumbai sessions court's verdict on Monday acquitting the four accused who had then been charged with the
Updated: 01/30/2012 03:33P
Gary Speed narrative verdict after wife tells inquest of marriage strain
The coroner at the inquest into the death of Wales manager Gary Speed has said he cannot be satisfied he intended to kill himself. Speed's widow, Louise, said his job had put strain on their marriage and told how they had a row the night before he was
Updated: 01/30/2012 03:32P
Federal Panel Rejects David Kernell's Appeal of Obstruction-of-Justice Charge
A federal appeals court in Knoxville has upheld an obstruction-of-justice verdict against David Kernell, the former University of Tennessee student who was convicted of two counts in connection with hacking then vice-presidential candidate Sarah
Updated: 01/30/2012 03:22P
Nigeria dictator's top aide sentenced to death
Hamza Al-Mustapha leaves the court after a verdict in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. A judge in Nigeria has sentenced a former dictator's right-hand man to death over the killing of a politician's wife. Judge Mojisola Dada at Lagos' High
Updated: 01/30/2012 03:22P
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