29-Year-Old Jordanian Gets 7.5 Years For Killing Sister Who Had Been Raped
Susan: I can't helped but feel sickened when I read stories such as this one. Honestly, it makes me physically ill.
A court on Tuesday halved the jail term of a 29-year-old man who shot his raped sister 12 times and killed her "in the name of honour", a judicial official said.
The Criminal Court initially sentenced the man to 15 years with hard labour for killing his sister in 2008 in Mwaqqar, but immediately reduced it to seven-and-a-half years. The judgement can be appealed within 30 days.
"The woman disappeared from home for six months after she was raped last year," the official told AFP.
"Police kept the woman in custody for her protection and later handed her over to the family, but the brother shot her 12 times in different parts of her body once she arrived home, killing her immediately."
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The Jordan Times
A court on Tuesday halved the jail term of a 29-year-old man who shot his raped sister 12 times and killed her "in the name of honour", a judicial official said.
The Criminal Court initially sentenced the man to 15 years with hard labour for killing his sister in 2008 in Mwaqqar, but immediately reduced it to seven-and-a-half years. The judgement can be appealed within 30 days.
"The woman disappeared from home for six months after she was raped last year," the official told AFP.
"Police kept the woman in custody for her protection and later handed her over to the family, but the brother shot her 12 times in different parts of her body once she arrived home, killing her immediately."
Read the full story in:
The Jordan Times