German court convicts Afghan man of stabbing sister

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Sun Feb-15-09 11:36 PM
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German court convicts Afghan man of stabbing sister

Edited on Sun Feb-15-09 11:39 PM by WillieW

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,607491,00.html

German Court Convicts Afghan Man for Stabbing Sister
Ahmad Obeidi on Friday was found guilty of murdering his teenage sister in Hamburg by stabbing her 23 times. Dramatic scenes followed news of his life sentence: He raged at the judge and security guards led his angry family out of courtroom.

A German court on Friday ruled that Ahmad Obeidi was guilty of killing his 16-year-old sister Morsal, ending a case has shocked Germany. The court heard how the Afghan immigrant had repeatedly stabbed his younger sibling last May, infuriated by her lifestyle and her increasing independence from their family. . . .

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