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Sabia Rani, 19 years old
''Sabia Rani's injuries would make a person's stomach turn''
said Malcolm Taylor, Crown Prosecution Service (C.P.S.) Lawyer.
Sabia's husband, Shazad Khan is convicted for her murder. The Khan Family played their role in the domestic violence that took place in their home.
They were found guilty of allowing the death of Sabia Rani, 19 years old and a vulnerable adult. The family were tried under a relatively new law: the Domestic Violence and Victims Act 2004.
Ms Sabia Rani spoke no English and had no contact with the outside world. She had come to Leeds as Khan's wife in an arranged marriage months before her death in May 2006. She was the daughter of Phullan Bibi's sister, making her and Khan first cousins.
The prosecution team used Shazad Khan's murder trial to build up a dossier of evidence against each family member.
A picture of Ms Rani's life since her arrival from Pakistan in February 2006 was pieced together.
Phullan Bibi was the matriarch of the family, who saw her son's new bride as nothing more than domestic help at the "bottom of the food chain".
'Closed ranks'
What the CPS found disturbing, as their investigation developed, was that Ms Rani's entire family "closed ranks to protect each other."
Mr Taylor said: "After Sabia Rani's death we went to Pakistan to visit her family, they were all part of the same family, they didn't want any part of our investigation about their daughter.
"There was just a wall of silence, which they saw as protecting their relations."
''Horrific pain ''
Exactly what happened in the teenager's final hours was never made clear, but medical evidence painted a picture of horrific pain and beatings in the family home.
One theory is that the family dumped her body in the bath in a bid to revive the young bride or to cover up what happened.
Mr Taylor (CPS) added: "Without question it is the worst case of domestic violence I have ever worked on." news.bbc.co.uk
said Malcolm Taylor, Crown Prosecution Service (C.P.S.) Lawyer.
Sabia's husband, Shazad Khan is convicted for her murder. The Khan Family played their role in the domestic violence that took place in their home.
They were found guilty of allowing the death of Sabia Rani, 19 years old and a vulnerable adult. The family were tried under a relatively new law: the Domestic Violence and Victims Act 2004.
Ms Sabia Rani spoke no English and had no contact with the outside world. She had come to Leeds as Khan's wife in an arranged marriage months before her death in May 2006. She was the daughter of Phullan Bibi's sister, making her and Khan first cousins.
The prosecution team used Shazad Khan's murder trial to build up a dossier of evidence against each family member.
A picture of Ms Rani's life since her arrival from Pakistan in February 2006 was pieced together.
Phullan Bibi was the matriarch of the family, who saw her son's new bride as nothing more than domestic help at the "bottom of the food chain".
'Closed ranks'
What the CPS found disturbing, as their investigation developed, was that Ms Rani's entire family "closed ranks to protect each other."
Mr Taylor said: "After Sabia Rani's death we went to Pakistan to visit her family, they were all part of the same family, they didn't want any part of our investigation about their daughter.
"There was just a wall of silence, which they saw as protecting their relations."
''Horrific pain ''
Exactly what happened in the teenager's final hours was never made clear, but medical evidence painted a picture of horrific pain and beatings in the family home.
One theory is that the family dumped her body in the bath in a bid to revive the young bride or to cover up what happened.
Mr Taylor (CPS) added: "Without question it is the worst case of domestic violence I have ever worked on." news.bbc.co.uk
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May Allah grant her a place in Al Jannah. ameen.
No human being deserves such indictement.