From The Ottawa Citizen:
Pre-trial motions start Tuesday in the case of members of a Montreal family accused of murder and conspiracy in the deaths of four female relatives in June 2009 in Kingston, Ont.
Mohammad Shafia, 57, his wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya, 40, and their son Hamed, 19, face four counts each of first-degree murder and four counts of conspiracy.
They are accused of killing three members of their family, teenage sisters, and Shafia’s first wife.
The bodies of sisters Zainab, 19, Sahari, 17, and Geeti, 13, along with Rona Amir Mohammad, 50, were found in a submerged car near the Kingston Mills Locks June 30, 2009.
The mother, father and son were arrested in Montreal on July 22, 2009. They have been in custody since.
The family is of Afghan origin, but had lived in Dubai for many years before moving to Montreal in 2007.
The victims and the accused had all been returning to Montreal from a visit to Niagara Falls. Continue Reading →

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