AFP reports that a man was charged on Sunday with premeditated murder after allegedly stabbing to death his 22-year-old daughter because she became pregnant outside wedlock.
"The father and his brother took the girl on Saturday to a doctor because she suffered stomach pains, and everybody was surprised to learn that she was six months pregnant," a police spokesman told AFP. "On their way home, the father stabbed the girl with a sword 25 times in her stomach, killing her immediately as well as her unborn baby boy."
The source said the suspect has confessed to the crime following the murder. "His brother was also charged with premeditated murder, while the victim's boyfriend is being held in custody for his own protection," he added.
Now where do you suppose this happened? Afghanistan? Iraq? Wrong! It happened in Jordan. One might say that the accused murderer is a man in Amman.
And what do you suppose is the religion of the accused daughter-slayer? Answers on the back of a postage stamp, please. No prizes!
AFP explains that murder is punishable by the death penalty in Jordan, but in cases of so-called "honour killings" a court usually commutes or reduces sentences, particularly if the victim's family urges leniency.
Around 15-20 women are murdered each year in Jordan in the name of honour. So far this year, 17 cases have been reported.
Remember, dear reader, that this is what we're fighting for in Afghanistan and Iraq. Why?!
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