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Following on the heels of the news that Muhammed Parvez will be charged with first degree murder for the honour killing of his daughter, Aqsa, after she refused to wear the Islamic hijab, comes more good news.

A Mississauga man is now facing a first-degree murder charge in the 2007 death of his teenage sister.

Waqas Parvez, 27, was originally charged with obstructing police after his 16-year-old sister, Aqsa Parvez, was strangled in early December at her Mississauga home.

Another bit of justice for a girl whose life was cut short all too soon. Here’s hoping the Canadian justice system doesn’t fail us now.

Ellen R. Sheeley writes in with a quick comment on this article and the father of murdered Canadian girl Aqsa Parvez.

I hope this man is prosecuted to the absolute fullest extent of the law.

Ellen R. Sheeley, Author
“Reclaiming Honor in Jordan”
http://www.redroom.com/author/ellen-r-sheeley

I think that is the hope we all share, Ellen. One doesn’t think highly of the criminal justice system in Canada, but there is hope that Aqsa’s father will be duly punished for his beastly crime.

Update: Welcome, Steynians!

Sadly, in Canada, we don’t usually imprison people “for life” or deport them when they get out again. But this is still the right thing — it’s the heaviest charge that can be leveled against Muhammed Parvez for his crime: the honour killing of his daughter after she refused his wishes that she wear the Islamic hijab.