Corte di Cassazione : Sez. I Penale 51059/2013=Court of Cassation: Criminal section, Italy : 18 December 2013

Crime – Aggravating circumstances of trivial motivation – Religiously motivated offences – Muslim father attempting to kill daughter for having sexual relationship with non-Muslim man, outside of marriage – Father judging daughter’s behaviour as serious violation of Islam’s precepts and cause of disgrace for his family – Father sentenced with aggravating circumstance of trivial motivation – Father lodging appeal, challenging ruling in several parts, including above-mentioned aggravating circumstance – Whether finding of aggravating circumstance legitimate – Whether breach of father’s religious principles could be regarded as trivial motivation – Criminal Code, art 61.