(UK) Man in court over ‘honour’ killing
— UK Press Association reports: “A man has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with the ‘honour’ killing of Banaz Mahmod.”
— “Mohammed Saleh Ali, 27, of no fixed address, appeared by videolink and was remanded in custody to face trial in March.”
— “Ali was extradited to Britain from Iraq in June and charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and perverting justice. Ms Mahmod, 20, of Mitcham, south London, was strangled and her body buried in a suitcase on the orders of members of her family. Her father and uncle were jailed for life in 2007.”