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Brother of Harry Potter Actress Jailed for Assault

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CaveMum · 21/01/2011 16:22

The brother of a young actress who appeared in the Harry Potter films has been jailed for assaulting her.

Afshan Azad, who plays Padma Patil, was attacked by her brother after he overheard her talking to her Hindu boyfriend.
She was beaten over the head, grabbed by the hair and throttled.

Her brother called her a slag and her mother labeled her a "prostitute". She was also told "marry a Muslim or you die" Sad

I applaud her for having the bravery to escape her home and report this horrific crime, but am saddened to read that she asked the judge not to jail her idiot brother.

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rinabean · 21/01/2011 16:24

I am so glad the judge could override her wishes. I feel awful for her but this was part of the crime against her, that she still feels loyal to her family after they've treated her this way. Though, why aren't the rest of her family being charged with anything? I know it's not a crime to not intervene if you see a crime occuring but it seems like they were encouraging it. :(

Lulumaam · 21/01/2011 16:27

if her brother had subjected a stranger to a 3 hour , prolonged physical and verbal attack, he'd think he'd done well to get away with only 6 months in jail.

the mother and father were complicit too, in not stopping this and for joining in the verbal abuse.

vile behaviour all round

i am not sure i could be as forgiving as this young lady if my brother battered and throttled me

Eleison · 21/01/2011 16:34

Bloody hell. Am furious on her behalf.

I'm glad the judge was willing to override her pleas for leniency. By taking the sentence out of her influence the courts probably save her and similar victims an from outrageous pressure from perpetrators to try to get sentence reduced.

megapixels · 22/01/2011 22:32

Judging by the prolonged assault on her and the family's compliance in letting him continue with it, they seem pretty hardline (to put it mildly). I just can't tie that in with the fact that she was allowed to be an actress, that too starting when she was much younger and they would have had even more control of her than they would now.

So talking to Hindu boys gets a beating but it's fine to be an actress and hold hands with Rupert Grint, playing his date in the movie Hmm.

dobiegirl · 22/01/2011 22:42

It proves to me what I know, these families are terrible towards their women!!

Go on, go on, call me a racist, but my ex husbands sisters used to be covered in bruises from their brothers, dad and uncles!!

Shocking - it's the muslim culture!!

Lulumaam · 23/01/2011 10:34

of course, dobie.. white men never abuse their wives or daughters, nor do christians Hmm The BNP , who claim to uphold decent white british values is riddled with convicted wife beaters and thugs

how ignorant to judge a whole religion /culture/ race on 2 incidences.

dobiegirl · 23/01/2011 16:06

Shit, not the BNP again!!!

How ignorant of you to assume I haven't seen more than 2 incidences and haven't been the victim of assault myself!!

Why are you bringing up colour - did I say anything about brown men? I said muslim!!

Lulumaam · 23/01/2011 19:49

I am sorry you have been a victim of assualt

however, domestive violence and abuse is not limited to or exclusive to one particualr facet of society, colour, race, religion, creed or whatever

i stand by saying it is ignorant to label a whole religion based on the actions of a few.

megapixels · 23/01/2011 21:26

Well said Lulu. I am a Muslim and I take exception to the fact that this sort of crap is part of my culture. Hmm

giveitago · 23/01/2011 21:47

Dobie - but you've posted elsewhere and you're views are already known.

You talk of muslims like this. I grew up with muslims (I'm not) and it's only since 9/11 that I've been made aware of muslims doing this and muslims doing that.

Some do and many don't, just like in all groups in our society.

I pity this girl - it must have been so hard maintaining a public persona as an actress in a high profile movie whilst trying to negotiate your home/private life like that.

reelingintheyears · 23/01/2011 22:30

Interesting that her brother used his 'alcoholism' in mitigation for the assault.
And him being a good Muslim.Hmm

Bet the family didn't mind spending the actresses money.

EricNorthmansMistress · 24/01/2011 10:58

it's the muslim culture!!

Wanker.

Sorry - racist wanker.

reelingintheyears · 24/01/2011 11:27

He was assaulting his sister for being a bad muslim and dating a Hindu.
I don't think it's racist to pass comment on his own adherence to his faith when he was assaulting his sister for what he saw as the same thing.
Why can he go against his religion and his sister can't.
And where did i say it's the Muslim culture?

Any one who violently assaults another is a bastard...no matter what his faith.

And when did being a Muslim/Christian/Hindu etc become a race?

megapixels · 24/01/2011 13:04

It's not you reelingintheyears, it was dobiegirl the poster was responding to.

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeBoo · 24/01/2011 13:08

FFS my nana and grandad were catholic and he beat her black and blue throught their marriage. they both beat their kids. does that mean the lady at mass next to me is an abused wife?

PURPLESWAN · 24/01/2011 13:16

I think it is wrong to tarr all Muslims with the same brush as pointed out it happens whether white, catholic whatever within some families.

BUT it is unusual for it to involve multiple members of the same family...as a few cases recently involving Muslims have AND the actress in question was apparently receiving pressure from within the COMMUNITY not to press charges.

Would the Catholic community do this?

Dont get me wrong im not Catholic but I do think its important that her community as a whole needs to hang their heads in shame at not putting the needs of an obviously vulnerable girl ahead of their public image.

Prepares for flaming....

megapixels · 24/01/2011 16:52

Where does it say that Purple? About the community asking her not to press charges I mean.

jonicomelately · 24/01/2011 16:55

This is nothing to do about religion and everything to do about sexism.

dobiegirl · 24/01/2011 17:42

How can it be racist? Muslims are not a race!!
They just shout racist to try and shut people up (yawn)

My point was that it is more acceptable in the muslim community to punish your wife, sister, daughter, whatever, also the muslim community tends to pretend it doesn't happen cos they have the whole honour thing going on!!

I am not saying English/British people don't have domestic violence incidences, of course they do,

Muslim women are expected to be submissive and weak to thier menfolk.

And I think you make your arguement very weak when you resort to name calling!! Grin

dobiegirl · 24/01/2011 17:44

Errm Megapixel, how would you know who Eric is talking about? Are you same person by any chance? Wink

ILoveItWhenYouCallMeBoo · 24/01/2011 18:26

erm because you were the poster that said "it's the muslim culture"

that is how she knows who eric was talking about.

and also dobie, i don't understand your point about you're not saying english/british people dont have DV? surely muslims can be british aswell as being muslim. being british and muslim is not mutually exclusive.

EricNorthmansMistress · 24/01/2011 19:01

Nope Dobie, I'm me and not her, and it's pretty clear who I was calling a wanker as I quoted you.....

edam · 24/01/2011 19:16

Good grief, what a horrible family. That poor girl. So glad the judge realised she may have been under pressure to call for leniency.

megapixels · 25/01/2011 19:18

As others have pointed out dobie, it was clear who Eric was talking about. Stop being so suspicious Wink.

dobiegirl · 25/01/2011 20:55
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