Woman, 56, accused of participating in attempted honour killing of daughter who loved a Christian man drops bid for bail

A mother who allegedly participated in the “attempted honour killing” of her daughter, who fell in love with a Christian man, has dropped her bid for bail.

A mother accused of participating in the “attempted honour killing” of her daughter, who fell in love with a Christian man, has abandoned her bid for release on bail.

The woman, 56, whose identity is suppressed, was due to face the Supreme Court on Tuesday to challenge another court’s refusal to release her under home detention conditions.

She has yet to plead to allegations that she, along with other members of her Islamic family, attempted to murder one of her daughters at Sefton Plaza in December.

Previously, prosecutors have alleged the family was upset that the daughter had fallen in love with, and moved in with, a Christian man.

They said that, prior to the alleged incident, the woman watched from the street as two male members of her family broke into a house in which they believed the man was living.

It was, prosecutors alleged, the wrong house – but the men, armed with knuckledusters, threatened its occupants saying “we are looking for our sister”.

Prosecutors further alleged that, on the day of the attempted murder, the woman held her daughter’s hands as her husband attacked with a knife.

Police at Sefton Plaza after a woman was stabbed and allegedly forced into a car. Picture: 7 NEWS.

They further alleged that, instead of taking the daughter to hospital, the mother drove her home and placed her in a shower – she nearly died from her injuries.

Counsel for the woman had rejected the allegations, saying their client had sustained injuries to her hands while trying to stop her husband from stabbing their daughter.

They conceded she had taken the daughter from the scene, but claimed that was to “get her away from father” and “get her to safety”.

They also claimed the evidence “plainly” showed their client was not part of her husband’s plan to injure their daughter.

Despite a hearing being scheduled for Tuesday, the case did not go ahead and was not included on the daily case list.

Supreme Court registry documents record the bail application as having been “withdrawn”, but do not provide any reason for the decision.

The woman will now remain in custody to face the Adelaide Magistrates Court, alongside her husband and other members of their family, next month.