Posted on 07/31/2025 8:53:26 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie
Two Lacey parents have been found not guilty of attempted murder in connection with an assault on their teenage daughter.
Ihsan and Zahraa Ali were accused of trying to kill their teen daughter outside Timberline High School last fall.
After three days of deliberations, a jury found both parents not guilty of attempted murder.
However, the girl’s father, Ihsan, was found guilty of assault and unlawful imprisonment. The mother, Zahraa, was only found guilty of violating a court order, but was determined to be not guilty of attempted murder, unlawful imprisonment or assault.
Sentencing for both parents is set for mid-August. Mrs. Ali will be released from custody Thursday on her own personal recognizance but is ordered not to leave Thurston County and follow no contact orders that are in effect. Mr. Ali remains in custody until sentencing.
According to prosecutors, Mr. Ali faces up to 14 months on the assault conviction and up to 12 months on his unlawful imprisonment conviction.
Background on the case
Multiple witnesses testified during the trial that they saw Ihsan Ali trying to strangle his 17-year-old daughter.
“She’s unconscious, and he continues to strangle her around the neck for another 15-18 seconds and would have continued to do so even longer but for the intervention of those adults,” Stone said.
The initial investigation indicated Ali may have threatened his daughter with a so-called “honor killing” for refusing to go to Iraq for an arranged marriage to an older man, but prosecutors later wrote in court documents, “There is no express evidence that such was the motivation of either defendant in this case.”
During closing arguments, prosecutors said Zahraa Ali appeared to try to help her husband carry out the attempted murder.
"And when you look at that video, you see she does not provide any aid at any time to her child, zero aid,” Stone said. “That is not an effort to comfort her child. Again, that is not where her loyalty lies in this situation, and she demonstrates that over and over again."
But defense attorneys for the Alis zeroed in on intent, and they say neither parent was trying to kill their daughter that day.
"There’s no nefarious intent,” Erik Kaeding, who represents Ihsan Ali, said. “There’s no intent to hurt anybody badly, there’s no intent to kill anybody, there’s an intent to take your daughter home.”
“My client is not guilty,” Timothy Leary, who represents Zahraa Ali, said. “I think we can all agree this is a tragedy. They certainly could’ve done things differently, but that does not make this a crime.”
The Caliphate of Washington State.
Unbelievable!
Incongruence -— liberalism and muslim support. I just don’t get it!
Outrageous! That poor girl will be targeted again by them after the parents are free. I hope she can find a place to get away and change her name, and sponsors to help her get a job.
Timothy Leary is on LSD if he said that after watching the video that the whole English-speaking world has seen.
TIMOTHY LEARY??????
THE SAME TIMOTHY LEARY NAME WE HAVE HEARD FOR YEARS????
American s:Ok, it’s Cowboys and Muslims time then.
The reason she ran away is not pertinent because she can’t prove it? Since when is testimony as to motive forbidden? Her parents are muslims, they didn’t want her dating, and she was scheduled to fly to Iraq with a one-way ticket, that very day. She was near 18 so they had to fast track the mission.
But she can’t tell the jury what she feared, why she ran? They’re free to assume she’s just a rebellious teenager?
Well, now she’s 18 and (if she survives long enough) she can tell the world. She might also consider a civil suit.
Me, I’d change my name and location. A lot of people think she dishonored her family and faith, so she’s a target.
To "take her home," they claimed. She was at least allowed to testify that they were going to put her on a plane to Iraq that day, with a one-way ticket. Just not a peep about WHY.
I interviewed with Thurston County Environmental Health back in the ‘90’s. Another job I’m glad I didn’t get!!
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