I’ve had my fair share of culinary mishaps over the years.
I’ve had strawberry Jell-O situations that went from sugary sweet to a scene from “Carrie” in two second flat. I’ve burned grilled cheese sandwiches and set off smoke alarms. Although I may not be a top chef, my shortcomings in the kitchen have never angered anyone enough to commit murder. While that might sound a bit outrageous, that’s exactly what happened one Pakistani girl.
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A 12-year-old girl was brutally murdered in Pakistan by her own brother and father after she failed to bake bread properly.
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Khalid Mehmood killed his daughter and abandoned her body outside the Mayo Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, back in 2015.
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Mehmood tried to throw police off his trail by filing a false missing persons report for his daughter. She had previously gone missing once before while on a shopping trip with her father, so he thought it would work.
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However, Mehmood and his son confessed to the murders after police caught onto their horrific scheme.
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The pair murdered the young girl after she failed to correctly prepare traditional chapati bread known as gol roti.
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Initially, Mehmood was fined 500,000 rupees, but a judge recently sentenced the man to death now that Pakistan has cracked down on all murders that are akin to honor killings. The son is still awaiting sentencing.
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Violence toward women and girls in nations all over the world has reached critical mass, and this mind-boggling murder over a meal is a testament to that fact. Fortunately, countries like Pakistan have finally taken steps to remedy the issue by holding people accountable.
(Via New York Post)
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