Lacey, Washington is a suburb of Olympia with a population of about 50,000. In October a man was seen chocking a girl outside of a public high school. Investigators have since determined the man was the girl’s father and he was attempting an honor killing because the 17-year-old had refused to participate in an arranged marriage.
Court records state Ihsan Ali was choking his 17-year-old daughter “to the point where she had lost consciousness,” as her boyfriend and other students tried to pull her away. The teen’s mother, Zahraa Ali, was also grabbing at her and choking her, according to court documents.
Investigators say the teen’s father also punched her boyfriend.
The victim eventually got away and ran into the school, screaming, “My dad was trying to kill me.” It prompted a lockdown as school staff blocked her parents from getting to…
