BERLIN: A Pakistani Muslim man strangled his daughter to death in an act of 'honour killing', after learning of her affair with a young Muslim man in the German town of Darmstadt, said a report published on bild.de.

Asadullah K. and Shazia K., face trial at a district court in Germany for the joint murder of their daughter, 19-year-old Lareeb K.

According to the report, Lareeb's parents — who are of Pakistani origin and hold German nationality — opposed her wish to marry her boyfriend.

Asadullah allegedly strangled Lareeb to death in January earlier this year, according to indictment documents mentioned in the report. Despite encountering Asadullah while he strangled Lareeb, the mother Shazia did not intervene and later helped carry Lareeb's body to the car.

The report says that the pair then brought the girl's body near a forest 10 minutes away from their home, and pushed the body down a slope. The body was discovered by passersby in the morning.

Asadullah strangled Lareeb on the night she was caught stealing condoms, the report says.

The next hearing of the trial is scheduled for October 2.

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