I killed my first wife, stoned Pakistani woman's husband says

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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The husband of Farzana Parveen, the Pakistani woman stoned to death for refusing to participate in an arranged marriage, told CNN he killed his first wife so he could marry Parveen.

Authorities said the first wife was killed six years ago.

"I wanted to send a proposal to Farzana, so I killed my wife," Mohammad Iqbal said Thursday in an interview with CNN.

Zulfiqar Hameed, district inspector general for the Punjab police, said Iqbal's son from the first marriage alerted police to the slaying six years ago.

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What a goddamn barbaric place.

[pnwmom]

1. What a sick culture. And yes we have violent people, too.

But they aren't allowed to avoid responsibility for their crimes by getting their children to forgive them.

[Union Scribe]

2. What a jaw-dropping, matter-of-fact admission of murder.

It's like he's telling us about where he ate lunch.