NEW : ` It 's a very bad day , because this jury found that four strong , vivacious and freedom-loving women were murdered by their own family . '' The defendants were sentenced to life in prison following the verdict . Shafia family guilty of Ontario `` honor murders '' a crime that is punishable by death for women who kill their husbands or boyfriends and then marry them off as soon as they are old enough, often after having been raped. Investigators : Wiretapped conversations reveal a premeditated plan .
NEW : The defendants were sentenced to life in prison following the verdict . Shafia family guilty of Ontario `` honor murders '' a crime that is punishable by death for women who kill their husbands or boyfriends and then marry them off as soon as they are old enough, often after having been raped. Investigators : Wiretapped conversations reveal a premeditated plan .