Reauters, 22 Jan 2011
LONDON -- The older brother of "Harry Potter" actress Afshan Azad yesterday began serving six months in prison for viciously attacking her for dating a non-Muslim.
Azad, 22, who plays Padma Patil in the hit films, told a Manchester court she feared for her life during last year's three-hour ordeal.
Ashraf Azad, 28, punched her, dragged her around by the hair and choked her for talking with her Hindu boyfriend on the phone.
He also called her a prostitute and yelled, "Marry a Muslim or you die!"
Judge Roger Thomas ignored Afshan's request that he spare her brother, who pleaded guilty to assault.
Azad, 22, who plays Padma Patil in the hit films, told a Manchester court she feared for her life during last year's three-hour ordeal.
Ashraf Azad, 28, punched her, dragged her around by the hair and choked her for talking with her Hindu boyfriend on the phone.
He also called her a prostitute and yelled, "Marry a Muslim or you die!"
Judge Roger Thomas ignored Afshan's request that he spare her brother, who pleaded guilty to assault.
