Christian teen brutally murdered by Muslim girlfriend's family

The love story between Pakistani Christian Qaisar Masih and the Muslim girl he fell in love with, Mehwish, ended in tragedy as the girl's father, brothers and relatives brutally killed him and hanged him on a tree.

The 18-year-old Masih was murdered on April 21. After Mehwish's family killed him, they hanged him on a tree in front of his house with a message saying Christian men should not dare to look at Muslim women, Pakistan Christian Post reported.

The boy's father, Mohammad Billa, had apparently threatened to kill Masih if he continued his relationship with Mehwish. Masih's family members had also pleaded with Mehwish to end the relationship because they were afraid her father would kill him.

However, Mehwish was firm on her decision to continue the relationship because she said she loved Masih. She told him she could not live without him.

Masih's family reportedly sought help from nongovernment organization The Voice Society on April 22 regarding his murder. His mother, Rani Sardar, was in anguish and demanded justice for her youngest son, whom she said was the "apple of her eye."

"We all know who killed my son. They killed him brutally and hanged him in front of our house," she said. "I only demand justice. I want the accused to be hanged and punished."

According to Masih's sister-in-law Ishrat Gulraiz, the girl's family lives just across their house. She recounted the many times the girl's father threatened that he would kill Masih in order to "set an example of terror in the whole community."

The girl's father was apparently angered that Masih seemed to be trying to convert his daughter to Christianity. Gulraiz said after what happened to Masih, they are now afraid for their children's lives.

The police conducted an investigation but they were reportedly making it look like a suicide case even though people in the neighborhood knew what really happened.

"Our state and police have failed to provide us security and we assume that they will fail to provide us justice," Gulraiz said.