HARRY POTTER ACTRESS BEATEN, CALLED A PROSTITUTE BY FAMILY FOR SEEING NON-MUSLIM Afshan Azad, the 22-year-old British actress who portrayed Padma Patil, a classmate of Harry Potter in the blockbuster Hollywood films, was reportedly beaten, called a ‘whore’ and threatened with death by members of her own family after dating a young, non-Muslim man. According to the UK’s Daily Mail, the young actress was assaulted and called a ‘prostitute’ after she met with a young Hindu man — a potential relationship that apparently angered her father and brother. After her family members threatened to kill her, Azad reportedly fled the family’s home through her bedroom window. The movie star is apparently so frightened of her brother and father, she has refused to confront them in court. Both men were charged with making threats to kill her and her brother was also charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm on his sister. Instead of both going on trial today, the prosecution decided to accept a guilty plea of assault by her brother, and both men were formally found not guilty of making threats to kill. … Richard Vardon QC, prosecuting, told the court: ‘The incident took place on Saturday 21 of May at the home address of the family in Longsight, Manchester. ‘The prosecution allegation in essence is she was the victim of a wholly unnecessary and unpleasant assault by her brother. ‘The reason for the assault, apparently her association with a Hindu young man, that apparently being disapproved of by her family who are Muslim. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/harry-potter-actress-beaten-called-a-prostitute-by-family-for-seeing-non-muslim/#comments