Arizona mom accused of burning teen’s face for refusing arranged marriage to older man

FOX News:

March 5 2012

  • Arizona Arranged Marriage Assault

    Yusra Farhan, left, is charged with beating her daughter. Mohammed Altameemi, top right, and Tabarak Altameemi also are charged with assault.

PHOENIX –  An Iraqi mother accused of beating her teenage daughter for not going along with an arranged marriage pleaded not guilty Monday in a case police said involved burning the teen on her face and chest with a hot spoon.

Yusra Farhan, 50, entered the plea to charges of aggravated assault, unlawful imprisonment and resisting arrest.

The daughter, 19, refused to participate in an arranged marriage with a 38-year-old man, authorities said.

Two other defendants, the victim’s sister, 18-year-old Tabarak Altameemi, and father, 45-year-old Mohammed Altameemi, also pleaded not guilty to assault and unlawful imprisonment.

MyFoxPhoenix.com cited court records showing that on Feb. 7 Mohammed Altameemi got mad at his daughter because she left night class with a boy. The father picked her up at school and took her home.

He is accused of cutting his daughter’s neck with a knife. Police say he admitted he was trying to kill her, but Tabarak Altameemi intervened.

They, other siblings and Farhan then allegedly taped the 19-year-old’s mouth, bound her hands and body with rope and beat her.

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2 Replies to “Arizona mom accused of burning teen’s face for refusing arranged marriage to older man”

  1. What dirtbags.
    All American Muslim series candidates ?…..NO, the series was canceled – how sad.

  2. Just look at them – what a beautiful All American family that is enriching our culture.