A Pakistani born couple living in England has gone on trial, accused of murdering their teenage daughter because she had become 'too westernised'.
Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed stand accused of killing their 17-year-old daughter Shafilea nine years ago because she had brought shame upon the family.
Shafilea's alleged 'shameful' acts include wanting to go to university and to have a boyfriend like other girls her age.
Shafilea disappeared just a day after she enrolled herself in college and began a part time job in 2003.
Her parents failed to report her missing, and an investigation was only started after a teacher raised the alarm.
Her decomposed body was found on the banks of a nearby river five months later.
Police finally got the breakthrough they were waiting for when Shafilea's sister came forward to say she witnessed her parents kill her sister.
At the couple's trial yesterday the court was told they had tried to force their daughter into a more traditional lifestyle by sending her back to Pakistan and arranging a marriage for her.
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