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Jordan: “Honor Killing” – Man Charged with Killing Married Sister

Strait Times: “Man charged for killing sister”:
— “A criminal prosecutor has charged a man with shooting to death of his pregnant sister to cleanse the family’s honor because she got married without their approval”
— “Violent Extemism al-Diridi filed the charges of premeditated murder and illegal possession of weapons to the court Thursday.”
— “The prosecutor said the 23-year-old woman got married two years ago and had a baby boy.”
— “She later reconciled with her parents, who invited her to her brother’s wedding Wednesday.”
— “Al-Diridi said the man shot his sister in the head and abdomen after the wedding party.”
— “He said the woman’s husband was beaten by two other brothers, who were charged with assisting the crime.”
— “An average of 20 Jordanian women are murdered each year by male relatives in so-called ‘honor killings.'”