But we are disgusted by this story.
Posted on 03/24/2006 2:48:37 PM PST by robowombat
Published: 24th March 2006
Human torch dad devastated by daughter’s death
Mohammed Bashir’s 20-year-old daughter, Kousar Bashir, died in June 1991 after enduring systematic beatings during a horrific eight-day ritual after Mr Bashir paid two holy men £200 to rid an "evil spirit” people believed had taken over her body.
Kousar, who had a history of mental illness and had descended into depression after failing her driving test, was diagnosed by holy men Mohammed Bashir (no relation) and Nourani Sayeed as being possessed. They proceeded to beat her to death using a heavy glass ashtray, a walking stick, and Bashir’s fists. Kousar was also starved of food and sleep for eight days, made to eat chilli powder, suffered 17 broken ribs, a broken breastbone and was cut three times between her breasts.
An inquest at Oldham Magistrates’ Court heard how Mr Bashir, a 56-year-old ex-machine operator from Coppice, never recovered from his daughter’s death even after Sayeed was jailed for five years and Bashir for life in March 1992.
His GP, Dr Kapur of Werneth Hall Road Surgery, described how Mr Bashir, who was originally from Pakistan, also had a long history of depression, mobility problems, heavy drinking and sleeping problems, for which he had been receiving treatment up to nine months before his death.
But 13 years after the death of his daughter, his wife was suddenly admitted to the Royal Oldham Hospital and diagnosed with leukemia, from which she tragically died a month later on April 14 2005.
Mr Bashir’s son, Shazad Bashir, told the inquest how he last spoke to his father on April 28, 2005 – the morning of his death – and was told Mr Bashir was praying for his deceased wife.
But, unbeknown to his son, Mr Bashir had asked some children to fill up a nine-litre can full of petrol for him that morning. Assistant Divisional Officer Robert Hayden of Greater Manchester Fire Service told the inquest that Mr Bashir’s younger sister was reading out the Koran to Mr Bashir when her brother got up and walked into the backyard.
His daughter Afshar then saw flames through the kitchen window and immediately dialled 999. Family friend Sarfaz Saleem doused the fire, but by this time a still-conscious Mr Bashir was covered in almost 100 per cent burns, including the soles of his feet. Three fire crews, an ambulance and police arrived at the scene at 15.24pm to find Mr Bashir surrounded by the half empty can and a cigarette lighter and leaning against a wall after staggering across his yard . Attendant policeman PC Nesbitt tried to comfort Mr Bashir, and heard him say, “Petrol, I did it.” PC Nesbitt asked if he had poured it on himself, to which he replied, “Yes”.
Mr Bashir was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital where he died that evening after confessing to his son Rifakat that he had sent children to get the petrol for him. Coroner Simon Nelson concluded that Mr Bashir had taken his own life while in a state of depression. Addressing Shazad Bashir, he added: “I only hope that you and your family are able to move on and remember some of the qualities he had prior to entering his state of anxiety.”
But we are disgusted by this story.
proves he was mentally ill and not a good and faithful Muslim
C’mon, give the guy his props. He did pay some men to beat his daughter to death.
I'll have to remember the best way to rid a person of possession is to beat them with an ash tray. Now that seems logical.
Fire like water is seen as a purifying agent. In Christianity we have images of the fires of purgatory which burn away sin.
A good and proper muslim father would have beat her himself.
After having all of the men in the village gang rape her, mutilate her genitals, and cut off her breasts. Hey, diversity is a grand thing.
Strange and tragic indeed.
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