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Two Afghan brothers charged with murdering sister in Germany for her 'western' way of life

Both the brothers were accused of allegedly luring their sister to a meeting in Berlin
courtesy: Daily Mail
courtesy: Daily Mail

Two brothers from Afghanistan are accused in Germany of killing their sister, claiming that they wanted to punish her for her "western" way of life reported a British tabloid on Tuesday.

According to a report published in Daily Mail the two men were accused of allegedly luring their sister, Maryam H, to a meeting in Berlin in July before choking and strangling her and slitting her throat.

Due to Germany’s strict privacy regulations, the men have been identified only as Sayed H., 26, and Seyed H., 22.

Prosecutors say the brothers dismembered their 34-year-old sister, who was a mother-of-two, and then took a taxi to a train station later that day with her body in a suitcase, the report said.

In the security camera footage provided by the German media, Sayed and Seyed can be seen putting the black bag on the train in Berlin.

The brothers are accused of travelling to Bavaria by train before driving to a wooded area close to Sayed’s home near Holzkirchen, where they are accused of burying Maryam’s body in a shallow grave.

According to a story filed by Associated Press, the indictment states the brothers wanted to punish Maryam "for her Western-oriented way of life, which did not correspond to their archaic ideas of honor and morals and their image of women," prosecutors said in a statement.

They added that the brothers weren't prepared to accept Maryam had divorced her husband, to whom she was married when she was 16, after violent incidents and had a new relationship.

The two brothers have been in custody since Aug. 3, and are expected to be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder.

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