21 December 2010

Muslim Harry Potter star beaten

A Harry Potter star was beaten, called a "slag" and threatened with death after she met a young man who was not a Muslim.

Victim Afshan Azad, 22, played Padma Patil, a classmate of the teenage wizard, in the blockbuster Hollywood films based on the children's books by JK Rowling.

She was assaulted and branded a "prostitute" after meeting a young Hindu man, a relationship which brought anger from her father, Abul Azad, 53, and brother, Ashraf, 28, Manchester Crown Court heard. [ITN] Read more