KINGSTON - The jury’s first-degree-murder verdict Sunday — which came after less than 16 hours of deliberating — made its own statement of the odious act of honour murder.
Not here will beastly barbarism be tolerated.
Not of slain teen sisters Zainab, Sahar, Geeti, and step-mom Rona — and not of anybody.
“This verdict sends a very clear message about our Canadian values and the core principles in a free and democratic society that all Canadians enjoy, and even visitors to Canada enjoy,” stellar Crown counsel Gerard Laarhuis said after Sunday’s verdict.
Wicked, stupid, insulting and dishonour are some of the words to describe the cruel, June 30 2009, honour murder of their own family by monstrous Mohammad Shafia, Tooba Yahya and their son, Hamed.
Wicked because there is nothing more so than to drown your own children and fellow family member.
Stupid because who would ever think of such a ridiculous plan and think they would get away with it.
Insulting because by choosing Kingston they underestimated a city of very smart people — including Kingston Police who figured out their evil staged car-accident plan at the Rideau Canal locks within minutes.
And dishonour because what honour could there ever be in slaying your own children for wanting to be Canadian?
Smug scumbag Mohammad Shafia’s repulsive comments — calling them “filthy whores” and “prostitutes and “may the devil (defecate) on their graves” — will never be forgotten.
This was a stunning police investigation led by Kingston Police Staff-Sgt. Chris Scott and Insp. Brian Begbie, who credited the first responding constable who noticed there was a piece of plastic from a second car on the edge of the locks. He and an accident reconstruction expert knew it smelled weird.
But Scott took the focus away from the incredible investigation and instead focused on the victims.
“I just think of Rona, Zainab, Sahar and Geeti.”
So many here do and there will be a plaque erected at the murder scene at Kingston Mills in their memory.
This despicable plan to murder them to “restore” the wealthy Afghanistan businessman’s honour drew the ire of a number of people inside and outside of the Frontenac courthouse after the verdicts were read. “If looks could kill” might be the best way to describe the glare these murderers received from several revolted jury members when they were individually polled to see if they agreed with the collective verdict.
Very fair and respectful Justice Robert Maranger didn’t mince words either.
“There is nothing more honourless than the deliberate murder of, in the case of Mohammad Shafia, three of his daughters and his wife ... in the case of Tooba Yahya, three of her daughters and a stepmother to all her children, in the case of Hamed Shafia, three of sisters and a mother,” he said, eyes trained on the killers six metres in front of him.
“The apparent reason behind these cold-blooded, shameful murders was that the four completely innocent victims offended your twisted notion of honour — a notion of honour that is founded upon the domination and control of women, a sick notion of honour that has absolutely no place in any civilized society.”
But these bastards who came to Canada in 2007 still don’t get it. There was no apology to their own kin for their atrocious and abhorrent drowning for no good reason. There was no mention of their own family members’ names. Evidence showed they were tortured, spied on, beaten and threatened by these poor excuse for humans.
In fact all that came from their mouths was more shocking defiance and grotesque spin.
“We are not criminal,” Shafia said. “We are not murderers. We didn’t commit the murder and this is unjust.”
His co-killer, Tooba, hollered: “I am not a murderer, I am a mother.”
Hamed followed with “Sir, I did not drown my sisters anywhere.”
A jury here did not agree.
The devil may not defecate on these murderers since he generally takes care of his own.
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