‘She must have her head cut off!’ Palestinian family in Sweden charged after honor-related kidnapping of daughter who wanted to integrate into Western society

 

 

Prosecutors say the family tried to force their 20-year-old daughter to live under strict religious control and abducted her when she refused

A mother, father, and two adult children from a Palestinian family in Örebro are facing trial for unlawful deprivation of liberty after allegedly kidnapping their 20-year-old daughter and keeping her monitored because she wanted to integrate into Western society.

 

On April 30, police in Hallsberg were alerted after witnesses saw two men forcefully drag a young woman into a car. Swedish outlet Samnytt reported how one witness followed the vehicle and helped police track it down within ten minutes. Officers stopped the car and found five family members inside, including the frightened young woman who showed signs of struggle.

 

The father, 58, was driving with the 54-year-old mother in the front seat. In the back sat three of their children, including the 20-year-old victim. Though she initially downplayed the incident, saying it had been “a little argument,” investigators soon discovered she had been living in sheltered housing to escape years of strict control.

 

According to social services documents, the young woman grew up under constant surveillance, forced to wear a headscarf, and never allowed out alone or to choose her friends. She dreamed of becoming a social worker and living independently, something her family opposed.

 

 

 

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