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PlusPolice: Daughter Slain After She Rejects UnionPolice: Daughter Slain After She Rejects UnionThe Associated PressPolice in Clayton County, Georgia say a daughter's refusal to stay in an arranged marriage led to her death and resulted in her father's arrest. (July 7)Shock in this neighborhood after a father allegedly killed his own daughter, because she wanted to get out of an arranged marriage. SOT: APPARENTLY SHE AND THE FATHER HAD ARGUED OVER THE MARRIAGE AND THE FACT THAT IT HAD BEEN ARRANGED AND AT SOME POINT DURING THE ALTERCATION -- HE DID END UP KILLING HIS DAUGHTER. Tim Owens, Clayton County Police Department Authorities say the 54-year-old man forced his daughter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan a few years ago. But the 25-year-old woman reportedly wanted to leave her husband-- who now lives in Chicago. That led to an argument in which the father allegedly chocked his daughter to death Sunday morning in a Jonesboro, Georgia home.SOT: THERE ARE TWO FEMALES YOU WOULD GENERALLY SEE THERE ... AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO WHOMEVER ONE THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY SEEMED TO BE DECENT, LOVELY PEOPLE.Veronda Luckett, Neighbor A neighbor, who's in an arranged marriage that has worked out, is speaking out.SOT: I'M FROM INDIA ... SO I KNOW THE VALUES OF THE FAMILY ABOUT ARRANGED MARRIAGE ... AND NOT HAVING DIVORCE ... AND THIS AND THAT ... BUT VALUES OVER LIFE IS NOT AS IMPORTANT. ANAND MEHTA/NEIGHBOR The father was arrested and is expected to make his first court appearance Monday. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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Uploaded: July 7th, 2008 @ 10:31 am
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