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

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The Canadian Press. (2026, September 18). Parole hearing today for Hamed Shafia, convicted of murdering his sisters and woman. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/parole-hearing-today-for-hamed-shafia-convicted-of-murdering-his-sisters-and-woman/article_fcd73f3c-4360-5707-a155-b3f079118a79.html

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Hamed Mohammed Shafia is scheduled for a parole hearing today at the Frontenac County courthouse in Kingston, Ontario. In January 2012, he and his parents were convicted of four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Hamed’s three teenage sisters and his father's first wife, whose bodies were found in a submerged car on the Rideau Canal in June 2009. The killings stemmed from what the trial judge described as the family’s "twisted concept of honour," rooted in their polygamous marriage customs after immigrating to Canada from Afghanistan.
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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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Frontenac County Kingston Ont THE CANADIAN PRESS the Parole Board of Canada

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Shafia PERSON · 3× Kingston GPE · 2× Ont GPE · 2× THE CANADIAN PRESS ORG · 2× Canada GPE · 1× Frontenac County GPE · 1× Hamed Mohammed Shafia PERSON · 1× Hamed Shafia PERSON · 1× Sean Kilpatrick PERSON · 1× the Parole Board of Canada ORG · 1×

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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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-20
🔮 A man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman more than 17 years ago is set to have a parole hearing today.
2026-09-20 · Toronto Star
Parole hearing today for Hamed Shafia, convicted of murdering his sisters and woman · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Hamed Mohammed Shafia is escorted by police officers into the Frontenac County courthouse in Kingston, Ont., on Jan. 18, 2012. asserted
Shafia → escort → Jan.
A man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman more than 17 years ago is set to have a parole hearing today. 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
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW asserted
ARTICLE → continue → ?
The four bodies were found in a car at the bottom of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ont., in June 2009. asserted
bodies → find → June
The trial judge had described the killings as being motivated by the Shafia family’s “twisted concept of honour.” asserted
judge → describe → honour
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
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 18, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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