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The Shafia family murders took place on June 30, 2009, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Shafia sisters Zainab, 19, Sahar, 17, and Geeti, 13, along with their father's wife Rona Muhammad Omar, 52 (all of Afghan origin), were found dead inside a car that was discovered underwater in front of the northernmost Kingston Mills lock of the Rideau Canal.[1] Zainab, Sahar, and Geeti were daughters of Mohammad Shafia, 58, and his wife, Tooba Mohammad Yahya, 41. The couple also had a son, Hamed, 20, and three other children. Rona, who was herself infertile, was the first wife of Mohammad Shafia in their polygamous household.
On July 23, 2009, Mohammad, Tooba Yahya, and Hamed were arrested on charges of four counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder under the guise of honour killing.[2][3] The jury found them guilty of all four counts in January 2012. The trial, which took place at the Frontenac County Court House, was believed to be the first in Canada conducted in four languages – English, French, Dari and Spanish.[4]
- ^ "A timeline of the Kingston canal deaths". Windsor Star. July 24, 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Shafia daughter married for revenge, court hears". CBC News. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ Dale, Daniel (July 25, 2009). "Shining a light on honour killings' dark corner". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ Jury selection for murder trial begins next week Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine from The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved November 24, 2011.