The Shafia Trial

• Mother convicted of drowning daughters in ‘honour killing’ deaths ordered deported

  Tooba Yahya, husband Mohammad Shafia and their son, Hamed, were each found guilty in 2012 on four counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

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  Mar 16, 2018
  
• Shafia brother convicted of killing 4 women asks Supreme Court of Canada to hear his case

  A man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman is taking his case to the country's top court, arguing new evidence showing he was a youth at the time of the deaths should not have been dismissed.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2017
  
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• Shafia family appeal their murder conviction

  The Shafias argue the trial judge was wrong to admit evidence from an expert on honour killings.

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  Oct 14, 2015
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• Shafia mom joins husband, son, in filing intent to appeal murder convictions

  The mother of the Shafia family has joined her husband and son in filing her intention to appeal her convictions on four counts of first-degree murder.

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  Feb 9, 2012
• Maclean’s releases first multimedia e-book ?on Shafia family murder trial

  It’s a case that captured headlines nationwide and made Muslim leaders across Canada denounce so-called honour killings, domestic violence and misogyny.

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2012
• As Shafia father and son start appeal, other family members face threats

  It appears some family members are facing a backlash for testifying against Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Yahya, and their son Hamed.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2012
• Afghan Embassy in Ottawa calls Shafia murders a ‘crime against humanity’

  The Afghan Embassy in Ottawa is condemning the murders of four members of a Montreal family originally from Afghanistan.

  Crime

  Jan 31, 2012
• Hamed Shafia files notice to appeal 1st-degree murder convictions

  The lawyer for Hamed Shafia says his client has filed notice to appeal his first-degree murder conviction in the deaths of four family members.

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  Jan 31, 2012
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• Shafia case was affected by English-French snafu: youth protection officials

  When the Shafia girls went looking for help from youth-protection officials three years ago, their case was hampered by a uniquely Canadian bureaucratic snafu.

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  Jan 31, 2012
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• Shafia killings ‘unforgivable,’ says family imam

  A Shafia family imam calls the crimes "unforgivable."

  Crime

  Jan 30, 2012