İtalya'da Pakistanlı Aile Kızını Zorla Kürtaj Ettirip Kuzeniyle Evlendirmeye Çalıştı

Pakistani parents forced daughter to abort, tried to make her marry cousin

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 5 - A Pakistani couple in their mid 50s forced their 22-year-old daughter to abort after she got pregnant by a man they didn't approve of and tried to force her to marry her cousin in Pakistan in a case that echoes the tragic tale of Saman Abbas, a young woman murdered by her family for refusing an arranged marriage in Pakistan. The young woman rebelled after years of abuse near Reggio Emilia and reported her parents, who have now been sentenced to over two years in jail for systematic abuse. The woman was locked in the basement at night, deprived of her cell phone, slapped, forced to kneel, and beaten with her face smashed against the floor. And then she was forced to go to Pakistan and threatened if she didn't agree to an engagement and marriage to a cousin. Finally, when it was discovered that she had become pregnant by a young boyfriend whom her family deemed unsuitable, she was punched in the abdomen and back and forced to have an abortion. The victim, however, found the courage to rebel and has now started a new life. The couple, aged 54 and 51, who now live in another province, were sentenced to two years and 15 days for mistreatment and attempted forced marriage. The story, in the lower Reggio Emilia area, brings to mind that of Saman Abbas, the 18-year-old Pakistani woman killed on May 1, 2021, in Novellara near Reggio, where she was found buried in the ground after a year and a half of searching. On appeal, her father, mother, two cousins, and her uncle were sentenced to life in prison, and her uncle was sentenced to 22 years. A hearing in the Supreme Court of Cassation is scheduled for June 17. This time, the young woman, also Pakistani, filed a complaint with the Carabinieri, which led to a very different outcome: she is alive, unlike Saman. Meanwhile, her father and mother have been sentenced. The first-instance trial in Reggio Emilia concludes a complex investigation by the Carabinieri of Boretto, along with the Operations and Mobile Unit of Guastalla, coordinated by the Prosecutor's Office headed by Calogero Gaetano Paci. The abuse began in 2017 and continued until 2023. In December 2022, upon discovering her pregnancy, the young woman was beaten and forced to abort, under threat of having her aborted in Pakistan and of being removed from their home if the pregnancy continued. In addition to the physical abuse, her parents allegedly repeatedly attempted to force her into arranged marriages with men of their choosing, taking away her cell phone to isolate her from outside contact. Despite her fear, the girl managed to confide in the Carabinieri and then opened up to the magistrate in charge of the investigation and to the prosecutor Paci. Following her statements, a precautionary restraining order was issued, in which the judge emphasized that the behavior was an expression of a "chauvinistic and despotic" vision, incompatible with the fundamental rights guaranteed by Italian law. (ANSA). Read article...