A Jordanian man confessed to ******* his 16-year-old niece to save his ******’s “honour” after she was sexually assaulted, a judicial official said today.
The 43-year-old fired 30 machine-*** rounds in the direction of the girl yesterday, ******* her instantly, at Deir Alla, west of the capital Amman, said the official who requested anonymity.
The man confessed to the ******, saying he did it to “cleanse the ****** honour” over suspicions of “bad behaviour” after the girl “lost her virginity a month ago in a sexual assault by a young man aged 17,” said the same source.
The girl’s ****** later married her off to a ****** “to conceal the facts,” the official added, stressing that the suspect in the sexual assault was being tried.
Prosecutors have charged the uncle with “premeditated ******.” ****** is punishable by death in Jordan but in so-called “honour killings” courts can commute or reduce sentences, particularly if the victim’s ****** asks for leniency.
Between 15 and 20 women are ******** in honour killings each year in the kingdom, despite government efforts to curb such crimes.
