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  • Sarah Inam murder: Shahnawaz challenges death sentence in Islamabad High Court

    Sarah Inam murder: Shahnawaz challenges death sentence in Islamabad High Court

    Shahnawaz Amir, son of political analyst Ayyaz Amir, has challenged his sessions court December 14 conviction and death sentence for murdering his wife Sarah Inam in the Islamabad High Court.

    The appellant’s lawyer Nisar Asghar has adopted the stance that the trial court has acquitted Shahnawaz’s mother Sameena Shah but sentenced him to death which is against the law, asking that the trial court’s sentencing be declared null and void.

    It has also been stated by the lawyer that Sarah’s legal team has not been able to prove the allegations in court.

    Shahnawaz was arrested in September last year from his farmhouse in Islamabad. Sarah was reportedly murdered just a day after she arrived in the country from Dubai where she had been working. Her husband was initially remanded to police custody a day after his arrest and the period of his physical remand was extended several times.

    Shahnawaz’s father, Ayyaz Amir, was discharged from the case and his mother Samina Shah, nominated as co-accused in the case, was granted post-arrest bail in November last year.

    The postmortem revealed that Sarah had suffered multiple skull fractures leading to her death, after having been hit on the head with a dumbbell.

  • Shahnawaz given death penalty for murdering Sarah Inam

    Shahnawaz given death penalty for murdering Sarah Inam

    Sarah Inam’s husband Shahnawaz Amir, son of renowned journalist Ayyaz Amir has been sentenced to death for murdering his wife.

    Session Judge Nasir Javed announced the verdict, fining the convict Rs10 lac as well. Shahnawaz’s mother Samina Shah has been acquitted for lack of proof as compliant to the murder, reports Geo.

    Sarah’s lawyer demanded the death penalty during the November 16 hearing.

    Sarah Inam’s father talked to the media after the verdict was announced and expressed his satisfaction with the death penalty but showed his concern over his mother getting off Scott-free.

    The father was accompanied by Shaukat Mukadam, Noor Mukadam’s father and the two appealed to the Supreme Court for a logical conclusion of Noor’s case.

    Shahnawaz was arrested in September last year from his farmhouse in Islamabad. Sarah was reportedly murdered just a day after she arrived in the country from Dubai where she had been working. Her husband was initially remanded to police custody a day after his arrest and the period of his physical remand was extended several times.

    Shahnawaz’s father, Ayyaz Amir was discharged from the case and his mother Samina Shah, nominated as co-accused in the case, was granted post-arrest bail in November last year.

    The postmortem revealed that Sarah had suffered multiple head fractures leading to her death, after having been hit on the head with a dumbbell.