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American Military News
17-07-2025
- American Military News
Video: Iraqi parents on trial for attempted ‘honor killing' of teen daughter in Washington
Two Iraqi parents in Washington state are currently facing trial in the Thurston County Superior Court for allegedly attempting to execute an 'honor killing' of their 17-year-old daughter after she refused to go to a foreign country as part of an arranged marriage to an older man. According to Fox News, 44-year-old Ihsan Ali and 40-year-old Zahraa Ali have been charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree attempted kidnapping, and second-degree domestic violence assault. Zahraa Ali has also been charged with second-degree burglary and for violating a domestic violence protective order, while Ihsan has been charged with fourth-degree assault. Fox News reported that the alleged 'honor killing' attempt occurred outside Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington, on October 18, 2024. The outlet noted that the 17-year-old victim told law enforcement officials that her Ihsan Ali was 'trying to force her to go to another country, which had prompted her to run away earlier in the day.' The victim explained that she was planning to travel on a city bus from the school to a local shelter that her school counselor had helped her find. However, an affidavit obtained by Fox News claimed that Ihsan Ali allegedly approached the victim while she was waiting for the bus and told her that she 'needed to go home.' READ MORE: Video: Parents violently choke their own daughter in 'honor killing' incident 'He would not take no for an answer and began pulling at her shirt,' the affidavit stated. 'She said that once she was placed into a choke hold, she was unable to breathe or speak, and then passed out.' The affidavit also noted that the 17-year-old claimed she lost consciousness multiple times as her father attempted to choke her. According to The Post Millennial, eyewitnesses of the attempted 'honor killing' incident explained that the victim's father repeatedly told her, 'It's not right… you are not supposed to this,' while he placed her in a chokehold. A graphic video shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows students and other bystanders trying to help the victim as her father continued to choke her. The 17-year-old's boyfriend, who was allegedly punched by Zahraa Ali while attempting to intervene in the incident, told law enforcement officials he thought his girlfriend was 'going to die while her father was choking her out on the ground.' According to KOMO News, the victim and her boyfriend were ultimately able to escape from the incident, ran inside the school, and reported that the victim's father had attempted to kill her. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: 📍 Lacey, WA Attempted Honor Killing Ihsan Ali attempted to choke his 17 year old daughter to death outside Timberline High School. The attempted 'honor killing' was after she refused an arranged marriage to an older man in another country. Bless those who helped her. 🙏 — PNW Conservative (@UnderWashington) November 17, 2024
Fox News
15-07-2025
- Fox News
Video of suspected 'honor killing' plot resurfaces as parents stand trial for attempted murder
The trial for a Washington father and his wife accused of trying to kill their 17-year-old daughter in October 2024 is slated to begin Monday. Ihsan Ali, 44, and his 40-year-old wife, the victim's mother, Zahraa Ali, are charged with second-degree attempted murder, second-degree attempted kidnapping, first-degree attempted kidnapping, and second-degree domestic violence assault in Thurston County. Additionally, Ihsan Ali is charged with fourth-degree assault and Zahraa Ali is charged with violation of a domestic violence protective order and second-degree burglary. The parents' alleged Oct. 18, 2024, attack on their own teenage daughter may have been a possible "honor killing" attempt, according to witness accounts detailed in court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The victim told police that her father was "trying to force her to go to another country, which had prompted her to run away earlier in the day." She went to her former public school, Timberline High School in Lacey County, believing she could get help from adults there, and her father, mother and sister allegedly followed her to the school, an affidavit filed on Oct. 24, 2024, states. The 17-year-old girl said a school counselor helped her find a room at "Safe Haven," and her plan was to take a city bus from the school to get there. While waiting for the city bus, the victim's father allegedly approached her and "said she needed to go home," the affidavit states. "He would not take no for an answer and began pulling at her shirt. She said that once she was placed into a choke hold, she was unable to breathe or speak, and then passed out," the affidavit says, adding later that the victim believes she lost consciousness several times while her father allegedly choked her. Video footage of the attack recently obtained by The Daily Mail shows part of the fight unfolding at the public bus stop. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Alis' attorney, Erik Kaeding, for comment. Multiple witness accounts detailed in the affidavit say the victim's father approached and attacked the victim while the victim's 16-year-old boyfriend got between the two and tried to intervene. The victim's father allegedly punched the 16-year-old boy, who in turn began "punching Ishan [Ali] in the head to get him to let go of [the victim]." Witnesses also described seeing the victim's eyes roll back while her father allegedly choked her, according to court documents. The victim's boyfriend's mother later told police that she had been present once for a CPS interview with the 17-year-old victim in which she apparently stated that "her father had recently been threatening her with honor killing for refusing an arranged marriage with an older man in another country." The victim's boyfriend told police he believed the 17-year-old victim was "going to die while her father was choking her out on the ground," the affidavit reads. The victim also said she "thought she was going to die" and recalled her mother and sister "trying to grab hold of her" during the incident. READ THE AFFIDAVIT: While the fight was underway, a bystander witness saw Ishan Ali put the girl in a chokehold "and would not let go." He intervened "and was eventually able to get the female to break away and detained Ishan for law enforcement as he was the primary aggressor," court documents read. The boyfriend's father, Victor Barnes, previously told FOX 13 Seattle that he is glad his son "was there to save [the victim's] life" but added that he needs "more explanation about why the adults were so careless." He told the outlet an adult should have escorted the victim to the bus stop rather than his 16-year-old son. "High school for me is a time I'd never forget. It was probably some of the four funniest years of my life, and it's unfortunate he would have to experience something like this in high school," said Barnes. He further told the outlet that he had to file a restraining order against the victim's parents because they kept showing up to his family's home looking for the victim prior to the assault, FOX 13 reported.
