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Friday, 14 January, 2000, 00:55 GMT
British court convicts revenge killers In Britain, two people of Pakistani origin have been given life sentences for murdering a member of their own family. Shazad Hussain and Imran Farid were found guilty of killing Amjad Farooq, who had had a secret relationship with his niece. The court heard that Mr Farooq had been kidnapped and hacked to death with a meat cleaver in revenge for the five-year affair.The two men who've been convicted are the husband and brother of the woman involved in the affair. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service |
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