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Sister slain in honour killing over cellphone photo in Jordan
April 27, 2005
A Jordanian man shot dead his divorced sister after seeing her photo on his
friend's camera-equipped mobile phone in the latest "honour" killing in the
kingdom, hospital officials said on Monday.
The unidentified man shot the 31-year-old mother twice in the head on Sunday
night and then turned himself in to police saying he committed the murder to
"cleanse his family's honour".
The incident is the fifth example of a so-called honour killing in Jordan this
year. Those found guilty usually face sentences of a maximum of one year in
jail under Jordanian law.
Last month, a man stabbed his sister to death after finding out she had agreed
an unofficial marriage with a man who subsequently disappeared.
At least 19 women lost their lives in honour killings in Jordan last year,
according to the local press.
AFP
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