Tag: Shafia trial

Student speaks on verdict

Queen’s student Irfan Tahiri stood outside the Frontenac County Courthouse on Sunday to hear the Shafia trial’s verdict. Tahiri is Canadian-born , with Afghan roots and has followed the three-month trial surrounding the honour killings. Mohammad Shafia, his wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya and son Hamed...

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Bomb threat disrupts trial

The Shafia trial taking place at the Frontenac County Courthouse was interrupted yesterday due to a reported bomb threat. The Shafia trial, concerning the alleged honour killings of four women at Kingston Mills in 2009, has been ongoing since October. The jury is set to be sequestered to make their...

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A law student's take on the Shafia trial

In June 2009, four deceased members of the Shafia family were found in their submerged car at the Kingston Mills Locks. At first, it appeared be a horrible accident. Soon, a different picture began to emerge. Prosecutors allege Mohammad Shafia, his second wife and son planned the murders of Mohammad’s...

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