Jordanian kills divorced sister over ‘suspicions’

Al Arabia:

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Murder is punishable by death in Jordan, but in so-called “honor killings,” courts can commute or reduce sentences, particularly if the victim's family asks for leniency. (AP)

Murder is punishable by death in Jordan, but in so-called “honor killings,” courts can commute or reduce sentences, particularly if the victim’s family asks for leniency. (AP)
By AFP

AMMAN

A Jordanian man was charged on Wednesday with killing his divorced sister after stabbing her and driving his truck over her body several times because of her alleged “suspicious behavior,” police said.

“The suspect, in his forties, was charged with premeditated murder after confessing to the crime, claiming his divorced sister had indulged in suspicious behavior,” a police spokesman told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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3 Replies to “Jordanian kills divorced sister over ‘suspicions’”

  1. if he prooves that it was an honour killing, he’ll serve less time in jail, did u know?