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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m26k9" data-source="post: 2380694" data-attributes="member: 529">Dad charged with murder in bride's 'honor killing'  ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A Pakistani man accused of killing his daughter because she wanted out of an arranged marriage told a judge Tuesday that he had done nothing wrong.Chaudhry Rashid is accused of killing his daughter because she wanted to end an arranged marriage.Chaudhry Rashid is accused of killing his daughter because she wanted to end an arranged marriage.Chaudhry Rashid, 54, later said he was "very disturbed" and "not in a state of mind" to talk because of the death of his daughter, Sandeela Kanwal.A somber and tearful Rashid made his first court appearance Tuesday. He was advised through an Urdu interpreter of the murder charge and his legal rights.A judge also admonished Rashid, of Jonesboro, Georgia, to not make any statements without clearing them with his attorney."My client is going through a difficult time. As you can imagine, he is distraught," attorney Tammi Long said after the hearing.When asked about Rashid's comments in court, Long said her next move was to speak with him in depth."We will work diligently to provide the best defense for our client against these ch"Honor killings" -- the slaying by family members of a woman or girl thought to be bringing them shame -- are usually kept quiet, making it difficult to determine how frequently they occur.The United Nations Population Fund estimated in September 2000 that as many as 5,000 women and girls fall victim to such killings each year.<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/08/honor.killing/index.html?iref=mpstoryview" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/08/honor.killing/index.html?iref=mpstoryview</a>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</blockquote>

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