Since I’m on the subject of Australia this morning (see my previous post) this is an update of a story I thought I posted when the arrest was made, but maybe not. Osman Ahmadyar was sentenced to life for the brutal torture and murder of fellow Afghan asylum seeker (they came to Australia as boat people).
From the Sydney Morning Herald:
An Afghan refugee has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 17 years to be served, for murdering another refugee in Perth.
Osman Ahmadyar, 38, pleaded guilty to murdering Abed Ahymad Shah, 29, at his unit in the southern Perth suburb of Victoria Park in February 2009.
The WA Supreme Court heard on Friday that the pair came to Australia on the same asylum seeker boat in 2001.
Read on about the awful details.
And here is another story from Australia last year where an Afghan refugee honor-killed his wife.
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