Now this vile human being is claiming that his petite wife abused him to the point that he was driven to behead her in, uh, self-defense. Honor Killing in Buffalo Update: “Final text messages between Hassan, wife,” from the Buffalo News, January 26 (thanks to Block Ness):
Text message conversation between Muzzammil Hassan (M) and Aasiya Hassan (A) in the half-hour leading up to her death. […]
One minute later, M to A: “Sorry for hurting you [symbols].”
Two minutes later, A to M: “I am sorry too.”
5:34 p.m., M to A: “I have returned in all sincerity, honesty and humility.”
Less than one minute later, M to A: “I cannot carry on without you and the family.”
5:38 p.m., M to A: “I have not done anything to hurt you since Sunday, since I saw my mistake.”
Few minutes later, M to A: “You are important to me and worth changing for.”
5:42 p.m. (last message), M to A: “I am a good man, Aasiya. A good and decent man. Please don’t punish me so hard. God like forgiveness.”
5:55 p.m. — Aasiya enters the Bridges TV studio and is killed.