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Parole hearing today for Hamed Shafia, convicted of murdering his sisters and woman
Shafia was convicted of four first-degree murders, and it remains unclear what release he is seeking from the Parole Board of Canada.
- Hamed Shafia, convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman more than 17 years ago, faces a parole hearing today, Sept. 18, 2026.
- In June 2009, the four bodies were found in a car at the bottom of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ont. A trial judge described the killings as motivated by the Shafia family's "twisted concept of honour."
- The family immigrated to Canada from Afghanistan and settled in Montreal. 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.
- Following his conviction, the younger Shafia argued he was too young to be tried as an adult, but Ontario's top court rejected his appeal. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case in 2017.
- It remains unclear what specific release Shafia is seeking from the Parole Board. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 18, 2026.
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Parole hearing today for Hamed Shafia, convicted of murdering his sisters and woman
A man convicted of murdering his three sisters and another woman more than 17 years ago is set to have a parole hearing today. It wasn't immediately clear what type of release Hamed Shafia is seeking from the Parole Board of Canada. Shafia and his pa...
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