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Police's honour killing pledge
AN honour killing must never be allowed to happen in Islington - say detectives who discovered that a couple were threatened with death for having a forbidden relationship.
The 25-year-old Egyptian Muslim woman and her 21-year-old Greek Orthodox boyfriend were allegedly assaulted by her family for their secret love affair.
Police believe the woman was first beaten up by her father and brother until she revealed her boyfriend's identity.
The boyfriend was allegedly then bundled into a car, beaten up and taken to his girlfriend's family home in Holloway.
There they were threatened with death if they had any further contact.
But charges have never been brought over the incident in June last year because no-one was willing to give evidence.
While a murder has never happened in Islington, police have revealed the borough has experienced four cases of "honour-based violence" in the last year.
Detective Inspector Trevor Borley, of Islington police's community safety unit, said: "I don't consider honour-based violence to be a major problem - but there have been four incidents too many this year.
"A few years ago, honour-based violence probably wasn't being reported at all. It was happening but it's only now that police know about it.
"We want people to come forward. There is a lot of support out there.
"We know honour-based violence is under-reported. But these are serious offences and there is a huge risk to people.
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