Horrifying moment parents 'try to choke their daughter, 17, to death in an honor killing' outside her school
A teenage girl was almost choked to death outside her school in an alleged 'honor killing' by her parents after she refused an arranged marriage.
Ihsan Ali, 44, and his wife Zahraa Subhi Mohsin Ali, 40, were charged with attempted murder and attempted kidnapping after their arrest on October 18.
Shocking video allegedly showed the father on the ground with his daughter on top of him as he choked her.
The girl, 17, who wasn't named, ran away from home to Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington, where her 16-year-old boyfriend also studied, after her parents tried to put her on a plane to Iraq.
'Her father had recently been threatening her with honor killing for refusing an arranged marriage with an older man in another county,' the girl told police, according to court documents.
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The girl was pulled out of school after that incident, but Barnes said she ran away a week later and again came to the school, but staff wouldn't help her.
'There was so much negligence by so many adults,' he said, also claiming Child Protective Services was working with the girl, then abruptly stopped.
I'm sure the cowards ran away from this girl as this was a situation involving Muslims nad nobody wants to
1. risk death threats themselves
2. be called Islamophobic for getting involved in a ' family ' or religious matter
The school said it took student and staff safety extremely seriously, in a statement about Barnes' concerns.
'When unique situations arise, we work with concerned parties to provide a safe learning environment, and we are doing so in this case,' it said.
'As standard practice, including in this instance, we conduct a debrief after situations relating to student safety and consider whether there are actions we can take to improve in the future.'
Ishan was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree domestic assault, and fourth-degree assault.
Zahraa was charged with second-degree attempted murder first-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree domestic assault, and second-degree burglary.
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