Parole hearing for Hamed Shafia, convicted of murdering his sisters and woman

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Hamed Shafia, convicted in 2012 for four counts of first-degree murder involving his sisters and another woman, is scheduled for a parole hearing. The murders occurred when their bodies were found at the bottom of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ontario, in June 2009. Shafia was part of an Afghan immigrant family with roots in Montreal; they practiced polygamy, and the killings were described by the trial judge as stemming from a "twisted concept of honour."
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Hamed Shafia, convicted of four counts of first-degree murder in January 2012 for killing his three teenage sisters and another woman (his father's first wife), is scheduled for a parole hearing today. The murders, which occurred more than 17 years ago, involved the victims' bodies being found at the bottom of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ontario, in June 2009. The trial judge characterized the killings as motivated by the Shafia family's "twisted concept of honour." The family had immigrated from Afghanistan and settled in Montreal before the tragic events unfolded. Shafia, now seeking release from the Parole Board of Canada, previously argued that he was too young to be tried as an adult but his appeals were rejected by Ontario’s top court and declined further review by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2017.

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Shafia PERSON · 3× Calgary ORG · 1× Canada GPE · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× Hamed Shafia PERSON · 1× Kingston GPE · 1× Ont GPE · 1× Russia GPE · 1× West Kelowna’s GPE · 1× the Parole Board of Canada ORG · 1×

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Get daily National news The four bodies were found in a car at the bottom of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ont., in June 2009. The trial judge had described the killings as being motivated by the Shafia family’s “twisted concept of honour.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 A man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman more than 17 years ago is set to have a parole hearing F.
2026-09-18 · Global News
Parole hearing for Hamed Shafia, convicted of murdering his sisters and woman · assertive framing

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A man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman more than 17 years ago is set to have a parole hearing F. asserted
man → convict → hearing
It wasn’t immediately clear what type of release Hamed Shafia is seeking from the Parole Board of Canada. asserted
Shafia → seek → Canada
Shafia and his parents were found guilty in January 2012 of four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his teenage sisters and his father’s first wife in a polygamous marriage. asserted
Shafia → find → marriage
Get daily National news The four bodies were found in a car at the bottom of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ont., in June 2009. The trial judge had described the killings as being motivated by the Shafia family’s “twisted concept of honour.” asserted
judge → get → honour
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West Kelowna’s next mayor vows to restore public confidence after cost overruns - asserted
mayor → vow → overruns
The family had immigrated to Canada from Afghanistan and settled in Montreal, where the father was a successful businessman. asserted
father → immigrate → Montreal
After his conviction, the younger Shafia argued that he was too young to be tried as an adult in the case, but Ontario’s top court rejected his appeal. asserted
court → argue → appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case in 2017. asserted
Court → decline → 2017
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