An uncle splattered bright crimson into the stark black and white picture of daughter-slaughter, from Nas:
Criminal Prosecutor Ali Abu Zeid on Saturday charged a 43-year-old farmer with premeditated murder in connection with the shooting death of his female relative over the weekend, official sources said. The suspect, who was not identified by officials, reportedly shot his 16-year-old niece with a machinegun at her home in Deir Alla on Friday, a senior official source said.
…The pathologists also established that she was hit by over 30 bullets that penetrated her head, chest and back, according to the source. The suspect was also charged with possessing an illegal weapon and Abu Zeid issued orders for him to be detained for 14 days at a correctional and rehabilitation centre pending further investigation into the case. [source]
Nas: This is an utterly disgusting and brutal honor crime. One would think that these stories would cease to amaze or surprise us with time, but an uncle spraying his niece with 30 bullets to cleanse family honor? And this was after the family “crisis” had been “resolved”?
Well said, Naseem. 2010 has seen a few fewer, but far more brutal examples of premature end of Jordanian lives.
July 29, 2010 at 9:08 pm |
An eye for an eye, a 30-round magazine of bullets in the back for the same. One can only hope.