Trial opens in Pakistan over murder of British woman
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 file photo, a Pakistani police officer escorts father Mohammad Shahid, right, and ex-husband Mohammad Shakeel of slain British-Pakistani woman Samia Shahid to a court in Jhelum, Pakistan. A defense lawyer says Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 that Pakistani court has opened the trial against the father and ex-husband of a British woman over her alleged rape and murder in the name of so-called honor. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File) (The Associated Press)
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has opened the trial against the father and ex-husband of a British woman over her alleged rape and murder in the name of so-called honor.
Mohammad Arif says the trial began Tuesday against father Mohammad Shahid and ex-husband Mohammad Shakeel, who are accused of killing Samia Shahid, 28.
He says the court delivered the charge sheet to the accused, who must decide by Oct. 7 if they plead guilty or not guilty.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Shahid's family said she had died of natural causes during her July trip to Pakistan.
But after her second husband complained to police, they reopened the case. A police investigation concludes that Shahid's ex-husband raped her and then both men strangled her.
Pakistan reports nearly 1,000 "honor killings" every year.