Indian jury out again in 'honour killing' trial

A jury retired for a fifth day today to consider its verdicts in the case of a grey-haired grandmother accused of ordering the execution of her daughter-in-law.

Indian jury out again in 'honour killing' trial

A jury retired for a fifth day today to consider its verdicts in the case of a grey-haired grandmother accused of ordering the execution of her daughter-in-law.

Bachan Athwal, 70, who has sixteen grandchildren, is alleged to have arranged for Heathrow Customs officer Surjit Athwal, aged 27, to “disappear off the surface of the earth”.

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