Parents Sentenced After Attempted "Honor Killing" on Their Teen Daughter | Crime Alert 10AM 08.20.25

A Washington teenager confronts her parents in court after surviving a violent assault outside her high school, telling her father, “You tried to kill me,” in what authorities call an attempted honor killing. A 9-year-old boy with autism is declared brain dead after falling down a flight of stairs during a violent fight inside a Chicago train station. Drew Nelson reports.

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A Washington teenager confronts her parents in court after surviving
a violent assault outside her high school in what authorities
say was an attempted honor killing. Fatima Ali stood before
a Thurston County judge and addressed her father, Issan Ali
and her mother, Zara Ali, as they were sentenced for

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the October twenty twenty four attack. Can call yourself, father,
you trying to kill me? My dad tried to kill
me with his own hands. Do you have no luck
for me? Asan was sentenced to twenty months in prison,
Zara received just under one year. The judge also issued

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a ten year no contact order between Issan and his daughter.
The attack happened in a school parking lot near Timberline
High School in Lacey. Fatima was seventeen. Her parents had
tracked her down after she ran away. Issan punched her
boyfriend Isaiah in the face, then put Fatima in a chokehole.
Witnesses said she passed out students and parents, kicking and

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punching his song until he let go. Outside court, Fatima
spoke to Komo, I never got the help I needed
until this really happened. I had to really get fresh
get choked for me to get help. I didn't want that,
but that's the only way I got helped. Prosecutors were
barred from mentioning claims about an arranged marriage or honor

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based violence during the trial. From the bench, Judge Christine
Schaller said Fatima would have likely died if no one
stepped in. The Daily Mail reports, the jury saw video
of the chokehold and heard witness accounts that Fatima lost
consciousness multiple times. When witness describing her lips turning purple
and her eyes rolling back, she said she feared that
she would die and remembered going black four times during

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the attack. Prosecutors did not prove attempted murder. The jury
convicted a Song of assault, unlawful imprisonment, and misdemeanor assault,
but acquitted the attempted murder charge. Zara was found guilty
of violating in no contact order and honor killing is
one of his family member. Murders are relative, usually a
woman or girl, for bringing what they believe is shame

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or dishonor to the family. More crime and Justice news.
After this, a nine year old boy with autism is
declared brain dead after falling down a flight of stairs
during a violent fight inside a Chicago train station. Elijah
Flores was at the Clinton Green Line station on August

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tenth with a family friend, twenty two year old Jonah Sarriah.
Police say two men began arguing with Soriah on the platform.
The fight turned physical as Sarriah tried to leave with Elijah,
one of the men hit him in the back with
a hard object. Soriah fell down the stairs, Elijah fell
with him. Soriah landed on top of the child. Elijah
hit his head and was knocked out. Doctors at Lori

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Children's Hospital confirmed Elijah's suffered a skull fracture and severe
brain trauma. His family says he never regained consciousness. On Monday,
Elijah was declared brain dead. Elijah's mother, as Morel de Lopez,
is described as quote completely heartbroken by this loss. A
fundraiser launch by his father's fiancee thanked doctors for their
efforts and announced a hero walk at the hospital to

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honor Elijah's final gifts of organ donation. A hero walk
or honor walk is a solemn hospital tribute held for
patients who have been declared braindead and are donating their organs.
As the donor is moved from their hospital room to
the operating room, hospital staff, family, and sometimes other patients
line the hallways in silence to honor the donor's final

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act of giving. The two men involved in the altercation
fled the scene. No arrests have been made. Alexis Camery
Scott was last seen around five thirty am September twenty
third of twenty seventeen on Richmond Avenue in Peoria, Illinois.
The twenty year old didn't have a car, had taken
a cab to a party the night before. Her phone
went dark at five oh eight am. Police say she

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was seen in the backyard of the home where the
party was held before she walked away. Her mother, April Allen,
grew wor worried when Alexis didn't answer calls on Saturday
or Sunday. By Wednesday, with no social media posts and
no word from Alexis, April called Peoria police and filed
a missing persons report. Police confirmed she was at the party,
but found no solid leads. Detectives searched the house, the neighborhood,

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and vacant buildings nearby. They did collect evidence, but nothing useful.
Alexis's mother told NBC her daughter had been to Las
Vegas just weeks before the party. She went to strip
and earned money, but was trafficked instead. She was taken
to Sacramento. A woman found her there naked in the street.
Alexis made contact with her mom and returned to Peoria.

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She feared her traffickers would come after her. The man
who brought her to Las Vegas knew the owner of
the house where the party took place. Her family believes
she may have been trafficked again. She left behind a
two year old son named Tevin. He now lives with April.
Seven years later, there are still no suspects. Police continue
to offer a twenty five hundred dollars reward. Alexis was

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five to one on eyes, long brown hair, and wore
braces on her lower teeth. She was black. She was
last seen in light blue jeans, a black Victoria's Secret
zip up hoodie, and a cropped shirt. She had several tattoos,
including Tevin Junior on her right collarbone, Lily on her
left collarbone, Trevaughon on her right wrist, and Royalty on

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the inside of her left arm. She had a scar
under her lower lip. Her ears and nose were pierced.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Peoria Police at
three oh nine six seven three forty five twenty one.
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