Honour killing doc on Banaz Mahmod case online

A full documentary on the honour killing in England of 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod (inset) is now available on YouTube (embedded after jump). The doc recounts the horrifying story of a young woman who foretold her murder at the hands of family, who conspired to kill her to restore family honour. Her father believed she had brought shame on him and the family because she left her violent husband for another man. An independent complaints commission later concluded that police failed Banaz. She had warned authorities that her family was plotting her death. A recording she made before the murder was used to help convict her killers. Banaz was strangled in January 2006. Her body was stuffed into a suitcase and buried. Her father, uncle and two cousins were convicted in the murder and sent to prison.

The critically acclaimed documentary, by Fuuse Films, includes the heartbreaking video recording of Banaz explaining that her life is in danger.