THE parents of tragic Warrington school girl Shafilea Ahmed have today been charged with her murder eight years after her death.
Shafilea, 17, was last seen in her home town of Warrington, in September 2003. Her body was found in February 2004 on the banks of the River Kent in Cumbria.
Iftikhar Ahmed, (pictured left) aged 51, and Farzana Ahmed, aged 48, of Liverpool Road Warrington, were arrested on suspicion of murder in 2010. 
Today Cheshire Constabulary has charged both with murder following authorisation by CPS Mersey-Cheshire.
They appeared at Halton Magistrates Court today, Wednesday and were remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Crown Court on Friday.
Shafilea (right) was murdered in 2003 while still a 17-year-old schoolgirl. Her body was found in the River Kent in Cumbria the following year.
The couple were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping their daughter in December 2003. In June 2004 they were released without charge when the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ruled there was insufficient evidence against them.
They were arrested on suspicion of her murder in 2010 and released on police bail.
