Boing Boing: Jordan: Woman murdered in cellphone "honor killing"

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Jordan: Woman murdered in cellphone "honor killing"

A man in Jordan killed his sister for having her photo taken on a cameraphone. If convicted, his punishment will likely be no more than a year in prison.

A Jordanian man shot dead his divorced sister after seeing her photo on his friend's camera-equipped cellphone in the latest "honour" killing in the kingdom, hospital officials said Monday. The unidentified man shot the 31-year-old mother twice in the head 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.

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