Rashida

 VICTIMS: 4

Here's a small story from Bangladesh. Unfortunately I've only been able to get one AP story on the case so my knowledge is very limited. Despite that I'm sure you'll all see why I found it so interesting.

It seems that the 'hero' of the tale - Rashida (who goes by only one name) - was a bit of a nutcase. She was so bad in fact that on Friday, September 17, 1999, her husband, Abdul Khaleq, a poor farmer, told her to he wanted out of the marriage. He had had enough, and it was time for them to look into divorce.

This really upset Rashida, and no doubt shamed her also, so after her old man went to work she took a meat cleaver up into the kids bedrooms. In the ensuing minutes she slaughter all four of the couples daughters. She then poured a little accelerant around the house and set it alight.

Police recovered the charred bodies of the girls, aged 2 to 8, at the house in Khodabakshpur village, 70 miles north of the capital, Dhaka. But there was no Rashida.

She didn't last long though, and was arrested soon afterward. Her husband was also taken in to police headquarters for questioning, but was released soon after.

Now my knowledge on the subject is fairly limited but it seems Muslims can do 'impromptu' divorces very simply. According to law in Bangladesh it is illegal to do these 'impromptu' divorces, but they are still carried out by the high Muslim population of the country.

But I guess it doesn't matter now anyway. Abdul got rid of the wife, and he doesn't have to worry about alimony, so he kind of got what he wanted. Although I don't think anyone wants to have their kids slaughtered.
 

MY OPINION

This case really impressed me. Ol' Rashida really was a bit of a crazy cow, I can see why Abdul was so intent on getting a divorce. And she used a meat cleaver on the kiddies. That's a pretty gruesome way to get rid of them I would think. Especially for a woman. But that's what makes Rashida so special.