A South London woman ordered to be executed by her father and uncle in a 2006 honour killing was “let down” by the police after she initially went missing, an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission has concluded.
Banaz Mahmod, 20, was killed by her family because she loved the wrong man. Before her death, Mahmod had sought to warn police that her life was in danger – ultimately without getting the protection that might have saved her.
Her body was found in a suitcase buried in a Birmingham garden, and showed signs that she had been raped and strangled. Her father and uncle were found guilty of arranging her murder, and another man of having committed it. All three have been sentenced to life in prison.
Two officers of the Met are facing disciplinary action over delays and poor organisation in responding to Mahmod’s appeals, and other officers of the Met and West Midlands police have received written warnings.
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