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Uncle is convicted of ‘honour killing’ murder of his 20-year-old niece who refused to take part in a forced marriage to a cousin in Pakistan

An uncle has been found guilty of murdering his 20-year-old niece before dumping her body on wasteland after she refused a forced marriage.

Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53, has been convicted of killing Somaiya Begum in Bradford, west Yorkshire, in July 2022.

The Leeds Beckett University biomedical student was found dead just over a mile from her home after a major week-long police search.

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