SYDNEY - A TEENAGE girl who wanted to convert from Islam to Christianity stabbed her parents after blindfolding them on the pretext of presenting surprise gifts, an Australian court heard.
The girl's mother died in the attack - during which 17-year-old Kaihana Tahseen Hussain shouted 'Die both of you now' - her father told Southport Magistrates Court.
Bangladesh-born Muhammad Hussain, 49, said that after he and his wife were blindfolded in their bedroom, he felt something penetrate his stomach, followed by the warm sensation of blood flowing from the wound.
'Then she told me: 'This is your surprise,'' he said.
Mr Hussain said the attack came two days after his wife and daughter had returned from a trip to Bangladesh and during the Islamic observance of Ramadan, the national AAP news agency reported.
He told the court he heard his wife say: 'Tahseen has stabbed me. She was screaming: 'I'm dying' in Bengali.'
The girl twice shouted 'Die both of you now' - once in English and a second time in Bengali, Mr Hussain said.
'In response, I told her: 'What mistake we have done for us to die?''
Disorientated and losing blood, Mr Hussain said he went for help outside, struggling in the process with his daughter as he went to open the front door.
Under cross-examination by defence lawyer Dennis Lynch, Mr Hussain said he was 'very angry' his daughter planned to convert from Islam to Christianity and disapproved of her relationship with an Australian university student.
The teenager frequently broke down in tears while her father gave evidence.
The hearing to decide whether she should face trial will resume in October. -- AFP
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