Muzzammil Hassan

A man accused of beheading his wife at the Muslim-American television station they founded is likely to pursue a psychiatric defense in the murder case. Muzzammil Hassan (moo-ZAHM'-mel HAH'-sahn) is scheduled to be tried in January for the killing of Aasiya (AH'-see-ya) Hassan at the offices of Bridges TV in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park. During a pretrial hearing in Erie County Court on Friday, attorney James Harrington says a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Aasiya's estate is holding up psychiatric testing. But he says he's considering a defense of extreme emotional disturbance focusing on his client's state of mind at the time ... Read Full Story

by Robert Spencer BEHEADING: Oh, it's just domestic violence! Last Thursday, a woman named Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37, was found decapitated in Orchard Park, New York, a village near Buffalo. Her husband, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, was charged, rather oddly, with second-degree murder in the case. But the specter of someone who beheaded his wife being charged only with second-degree murder was the least of the oddities in this case: Aasiya Hassan’s body was found in the offices of the cable channel, Bridges TV. Aasiya Hassan was the inspiration for Bridges TV, and Muzzammil Hassan was its founder. Muzzammil Hassan founded Bridges TV in 2004 ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The founder of an upstate New York TV station aimed at countering Muslim stereotypes has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife, who was beheaded, authorities said. Muzzammil Hassan has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, Aasiya Hassan. Muzzammil Hassan was charged with second-degree murder after police found the decapitated body of his wife, Aasiya Hassan, at the Bridges TV station in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park, said Andrew Benz, Orchard Park's police chief. Hassan was arrested Thursday. His wife filed for divorce February 6, and police had responded to several domestic violence calls ... Read Full Story

A trial date has been set for a Muslim-American businessman charged with beheading his estranged wife at the upstate New York television station the couple created to counter Muslim stereotypes. Muzzammil Hassan (moo-ZAHM'-mel HAH'-sahn) did not speak during a procedural appearance with his lawyer in Erie County Court in Buffalo on Thursday. His trial is set for Jan. 18. Hassan has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Aasiyah (AH'-see-ya) Hassan. The 37-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times and decapitated Feb. 12 at the offices of Bridges TV in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park. Muzzammil Hassan had been served with ... Read Full Story

Just Breaking... The Cable News Network is now covering the story of the Muslim Man who beheaded his wife last Thursday in Buffalo, New York. In fact, CNN is headlining it as the top news story on their website: "Founder of Islamic TV station accused of beheading wife" CNN is the first to get a quote from the employees at the cable station itself: The station's staff is "deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of Aasiya Hassan and the subsequent arrest of Muzzammil Hassan," a statement from Bridges TV said. Additionally, CNN links to two related stories: Wedding dispute leads to beheadings in ... Read Full Story