A couple from the Maghreb have been
indicted for allegedly beating their daughter for wearing
Western-style clothes instead of traditional Muslim robes near
Modena last August, the Gazzetta di Reggio Emilia reported
Friday.
The man, 62, and woman, 56, are alleged to have threatened to
kill the young woman, who is now 20.
The daughter reported her parents to police saying they also
allegedly forbade her from having male friends, the Emilian
daily reported.
The father allegedly went to the office where the young woman
worked and insulted her in Arabic, shouting from outside the
building, police reportedly said.
The young woman will stand as civil plaintiff in the trial.
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