Friday, October 30, 2009

Dad Arrested After Daughter Hit By Car

Immigrant Believed His Daughter Was Too 'Westernized,' Police Say

Police in a Phoenix suburb say an Iraqi immigrant has been arrested in Georgia for allegedly running down his daughter because she was becoming "too Westernized."

Police in Peoria, Ariz., are releasing few details but say 48-year-old Faleh Almaleki is in custody. They aren't saying where he is being held.

Jim Joyner, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service in Atlanta, says Almaleki was arrested Thursday when he arrived at Atlanta's airport.

Twenty-year-old Noor Faleh Almaleki is hospitalized in serious condition. Police say the Almalekis moved to the suburb of Glendale from Iraq during the mid-'90s.

Police say Faleh Almaleki was upset that his daughter had become too "Westernized," and he aimed his car at her Oct. 20 in a Peoria parking lot.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

yes our state is full of easterners who move here for the similar climate. VERY SAD SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN. looks like our law enforcement worked with law enforcement in another state and got this guy. Domestic violemce sucks but this guy will be extradited back to Az...........Thanks for posting this story......AN Arizona Native. Jenn

The Public Eye said...

the religion of peace... [right]