Mother Speaks Out After Father Drowns Daughter in ‘Honour Killing’
12th January 2026
A mother is sharing her heartbreak after her husband drowned their daughter in a shallow lake in an alleged ‘honour killing’.
Sumaia al Najjar and her family sought asylum in the Netherlands, fleeing Syria in 2016. However, after eight years of peaceful living, their world was shattered when al Najjar’s daughter, Ryan, was brutally killed.
Ryan was drowned by her own father, Khaled al Najjar, accused of becoming overly westernised.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, al Najjar said: “He has destroyed my whole family.”