New York TV Executive Found Guilty of Beheading Wife
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Pakistan-born founder of a Muslim-oriented New York television station was convicted on Monday of beheading his wife in 2009 in the studio the couple had opened to counter negative stereotypes of Muslims after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan never denied that he killed Aasiya Hassan inside the suburban Buffalo station the couple established to promote cultural understanding. A jury on Monday rejected his claim he was the victim of spousal abuse.

Hassan acted as his own lawyer during the trial in Buffalo. In court, he said nothing when the verdict was read. His reaction was blocked from view by a line of sheriff's deputies and court officers. >>> | Monday, February 07, 2011

EXAMINER: Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan is guilty as charged: The jury after a short deliberation time, found Muzzammil Hassan guilty of second degree murder, in the brutal beheading murder of his wife Aasiya Hassan. They deliberated for a little over an hour, according to wgrz news in Buffalo NY, and returned the verdict as guilty. The guilty verdict was given today after both sides in the Hassan trial gave their closing arguments. Hassan, in his arguments, portrayed himself as the victim of his wife, and the victim of society, which he characterized as his enemy with "false beliefs in religion." >>> Steven Switzer | Monday, February 07, 2011

Many not surprised Hassan found guilty: wivb.com

Two years after beheading, Hassan found guilty: wivb.com

Prosecutors discuss Hassan guilty verdict: wivb.com

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Man Accused of Beheading Wife Arraigned
Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan, the founder of Bridges TV, the man who beheaded his wife in Buffalo, USA, pleaded “not guilty” on Friday. Photo of the Pakistani who wanted to bring his barbaraian ways to civilization courtesy of Newsday
NEWSDAY: BUFFALO - The founder of a Muslim-American television station pleaded not guilty Friday to beheading his estranged wife.



Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan, 44, is charged with one count of second-degree murder for the Feb. 12 death of 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan at the offices of Bridges TV in the suburb of Orchard Park.



The Pakistani-born businessman, who has been in custody since reporting his wife's death soon after it happened, remained held without bail.



"The proof of guilt in this case is strong," prosecutor Colleen Curtin Gable told Erie County Judge Thomas Franczyk. She cited alleged admissions, forensic evidence and "strong motive evidence." Aasiya Hassan was stabbed multiple times and decapitated less than a week after having her husband served with divorce papers.

"We believe he would and could flee the jurisdiction if released," Gable said in arguing against bail.



Defense attorney James Harrington did not oppose the position.



Hassan did not speak during his brief arraignment, except to tell the judge he understood the proceedings.



Harrington declined to comment afterward.



The case against Hassan is striking in its irony. Muzzammil and Aasiya Hassan launched the Bridges TV network in 2004, saying they wanted to counter negative stereotypes and media portrayals of Muslims.



Harrington has dismissed suggestions by some that the beheading was a so-called "honor killing," rooted in cultural notions about women's subordination to men.



District Attorney Frank Sedita said Muzzammil Hassan's two teenagers by a previous marriage and the two young children he had with the victim are living with relatives.



Bridges TV was off the air in the days following the killing, but has since resumed broadcasting. [Source: Newsday] The Associated Press | Friday, March 13, 2009

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