Hamed Shafia, who murdered sisters in horrific honour killings, gets break
Parole Board panel agreed he should be allowed escorted absence from medium-security prison while serving life sentence
Hamed Shafia, convicted of murdering his three sisters and a woman over 17 years ago, is set to have a parole hearing today, according to reports from The Canadian Press. The Parole Board of Canada has not yet specified what kind of release Shafia is requesting. In January 2012, Shafia and his parents were found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of his teenage sisters and his father's first wife in a polygamous marriage.
The bodies were discovered in a car at the bottom of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ontario, in June 2009. The trial judge likened the killings to a "twisted concept of honour" within the Shafia family. Originating from Afghanistan, the family settled in Montreal, where Shafia's father operated a successful business. Despite his conviction, the younger Shafia initially contended that he was too young to be tried as an adult, but the Ontario Supreme Court dismissed his appeal in 2017.
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