Robert Smith Literary agency » Sarbjit Kaur Athwal https://www.robertsmithliteraryagency.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:58:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Shamed: The honour killing that shocked Britain – by the sister who fought for justice https://www.robertsmithliteraryagency.com/authors/shamed-a-brave-family-member-brings-the-perpetrators-of-an-honour-killing-to-justice/ https://www.robertsmithliteraryagency.com/authors/shamed-a-brave-family-member-brings-the-perpetrators-of-an-honour-killing-to-justice/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:18:03 +0000 http://www.robertsmithliteraryagency.com/?p=362 27-year-old Surjit Athwal was lured by her husband to a wedding in India, where she was murdered and her body thrown into a river. Surjit’s sister-in-law, Sarbjit Athwal, had been present at the family meeting in London, at which her mother-in-law pronounced a death sentence on the absent Surjit, for bringing dishonour to them. Risking […]

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]]> Athwal Shamed27-year-old Surjit Athwal was lured by her husband to a wedding in India, where she was murdered and her body thrown into a river. Surjit’s sister-in-law, Sarbjit Athwal, had been present at the family meeting in London, at which her mother-in-law pronounced a death sentence on the absent Surjit, for bringing dishonour to them. Risking the same fate, Sarbjit covertly sought justice for nine years, finally securing long custodial sentences for Surjit’s mother-in-law and her husband. Speaking publicly for the first time, this brave woman exposes the full extent and extreme injustices of forced marriages and honour killings in Britain today.

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