Canadian jury finds Afghan family guilty in honor killings

Monday, January 30, 2012

KINGSTON, Ontario -- A jury Sunday found an Afghan father, his wife and their son guilty of killing three teenage sisters and a co-wife in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honor" in a case that shocked and riveted Canadians.

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