Topic: Aasiya Hassan

A Buffalo man got 25 years to life Wednesday for beheading his wife in 2009.. . Muzzammil Hassan was convicted in February of the monstrous murder...

Western New York man found guilty of beheading wife

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A jury in western New York deliberated for only an hour on Monday before finding a television producer, who ran a cable studio designed to promote understanding of his Muslim culture, guilty of beheading his wife.Muzzammil Hassan ...
A Western New York man was convicted of beheading his wife after the jury deliberated for only an hour on Monday.. . Muzzammil Hassan used hunting...

Closing arguments near in decapitation murder case

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - Closing arguments are expected on Monday in the second-degree murder trial of Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan, accused of stabbing and decapitating his wife in 2009.Testimony continued into its thirteenth day on Friday as the couple's marriage counselor ...

Trial of man accused of beheading wife opens in Buffalo

BUFFALO (Reuters) - Jurors on Tuesday heard opening statements in the trial of Muzzammil Hassan, accused of beheading his wife.Prosecutors said Hassan wanted to stop her from leaving him, and the defense claimed he was a battered spouse in fear for his ...

Buffalo man accused of beheading wife goes to trial

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A trial begins on Monday in the case of a Muslim cable television producer accused of beheading his estranged wife inside a television studio the couple founded to promote cultural understanding.In the two years since Muzzammil Hassan ...

Muzzammil Hassan

Muzzammil Hassan is the founder and CEO of the Muslim television network Bridges TV in Orchard Park, New York. Despite early reports that Hassan confessed to police, he plead not guilty to the charges in court on March 13 , 2009 .
<div id="subtitle">NY-based Muslim TV network survives after founder charged with beheading his wife</div><div><p>A year ago, the future of a television network that was formed to counter negative portrayals of Muslims after 9/11 was in doubt ...
NY TV exec accused of beheading wife will use battered spouse defense in murder caseThe founder of an Islam-oriented television station who is accused of beheading his wife was abused by her for years, according to his lawyer, who said Friday he ...
NY exec likely to claim emotional distress in wife's beheading, try to avoid murder convictionA man accused of beheading his wife at the television station they founded to counter stereotypes of Muslims is likely to claim emotional distress was behind the ...