Canadian Dad Charged With Murdering Daughter Over Head Scarf

by Rob Walker | June 17, 2008 at 11:51 am

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The father who allegedly killed his 16-year-old girl for not wearing a traditional hijab in Ontario has been charged with first degree murder in her death.

The case shot to the headlines last year when it was revealed that 57-year-old Muhammad Parvez had been having heated arguements with his daughter Aqsa for some time over her refusal to follow traditional muslim rules regarding clothing.

Aqsa had even left home and was staying at a friends house when she returned home to get some clothing. Her body was found strangled by police the next morning, after a 911 call from her father.

Muhammad Parvez, the father of a 16-year-old Mississauga, Ont., girl who was killed last year, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death.
Parvez, 57, appeared in court Tuesday on the upgraded charges. The Pakistan-native and taxicab driver was originally arrested and charged with second-degree murder after his daughter, Aqsa Parvez, 16, was found dead on Dec. 10, 2007.

Police said in a statement at the time they received an emergency call at 7:55 a.m. from "a man who indicated that he had just killed his daughter."