Daily Mail:
An Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because he believed she was too Westernised goes on trial this month in Arizona in a case that raised awareness about incidents of so-called 'honour killings' in the U.S.
Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 50, faces life in prison if convicted.
In October 2009, he slammed his Jeep into his daughter, Noor Almaleki, 20, prosecutors said.
The woman, who longed to live a normal American life, was in a coma for two weeks before succumbing to her injuries - in a case that caused outrage from people nationwide.
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At 17, she refused to enter into an arranged marriage in Iraq, enraging her father, according to a court document filed by prosecutors.
At 19, Noor moved into her own apartment and began working at a fast food restaurant but quit and left her new place after her parents kept showing up at her work, insisting that she return home, the document said.
Later in 2009, she moved into the home of her boyfriend and his parents, Reikan and Amal Khalaf.
They say that she claimed her parents had beaten her.
Almaleki is accused of regularly harassing his daughter and the Khalafs.
Mr Khalaf said Almaleki told him that if Noor didn't move out of the Khalaf home 'something bad was going to happen'.
On October 20, 2009, Noor spotted her father when she and Mrs Khalaf visited a Department of Economic Security office in Peoria.
She is alleged to have sent text messages to friends, telling them that her father was at the office and expressing her fear.
When the two women left the office, Faleh Almaleki allegedly hit them with his Jeep before speeding off and fleeing the country, prosecutors said.
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It is too bad they do not have the death penalty for this crime. I suspect that his life in prison may be difficult and complicated if he is convicted. This is the type of crime that cries out for justice. It is an example of what is wrong with certain cultures, especially when they can not adapt to the culture here.
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