Overview

• The Bologna appeal court’s nearly 500-page reasoning portrays the murder as planned with cold lucidity by the family group after Saman decided to live independently.
• Judges conclude the parents planned the crime and accompanied her to the scene but were not the material killers, assigning the lethal act to the uncle Danish Hasnain with cousins Noman Hulaq and Ikram Ijaz.
• Evidence cited includes shovels found at the home, a genetic trace of Ijaz on an item belonging to the uncle, prior preparation of the grave, and the cousins’ rapid flight abroad.
• The court deems the younger brother’s account coherent and credible, finding him uninvolved in the criminal plan and recognizing him as a civil party.
• Following the April appeal verdict, a review court denied the cousins’ request for release due to a high risk of absconding, and further challenges in Cassation remain possible.