Brother of Potter star jailed for attacking her for dating Hindu

She was punched,dragged around by her hair and strangled by her brother Ashraf Azad,28,who threatened to kill her after he caught her talking on the phone to her Hindu boyfriend on May 21 last year,the court was told.

During the row at the family home in Manchester,which also involved her mother and father,she was branded a slag,prostitute and told: Marry a Muslim or you die!

The actress,who now lives in London,had pleaded for leniency from the court,begging the judge not to jail her older brother,according to a report in The Telegraph. But Judge Roger Thomas sent him to prison for six months after he pleaded guilty to the assault. The judge said,This persistent attack was accompanied by serious and very hurtful abuse and threats. It must have been a miserable and frightening experience for your sister which,she suggested,lasted for about three hours or so. He added: This is a sentence that is designed to punish you for what you did and also to send out a clear message to others that domestic violence involving circumstances such as have arisen here cannot be tolerated.