He was originally charged with obstruction.
A Mississauga man is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the 2007 death of his teenage sister.
Waqas Parvez, 27, was originally charged with obstructing police after his 16-year-old sister, Aqsa Parvez, was strangled in early December at her Mississauga home.
Aqsa Parvez was murdered for not wearing a Muslim headscarf.
"No fatwa has ever been issued against a Muslim honour killing."
Just goes to show that irrational and invalid concepts like religion or religious faith should never be used to validate social application.
What does “validate social application” mean?
[...] HONOUR KILLING: “Charge against brother upgraded to first degree murder” …. [...]
[...] murder for the honour killing of his daughter, Aqsa, after she refused to wear the Islamic hijab, comes more good news. A Mississauga man is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the 2007 death of his teenage [...]
I’m pleased to see Canadian officials take these crimes seriously.
Ellen R. Sheeley, Author
“Reclaiming Honor in Jordan”
http://www.redroom.com/author/ellen-r-sheeley