Thursday, April 28, 2011
- Thursday, April 28, 2011
- Elder of Ziyon
- honor killing
Firas Press reports that a West Bank man who murdered his daughter for "honor" has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
His sentence was reduced from life imprisonment because he is older and the head of a large family, as well as (if I am interpreting it correctly) his "fury" showed that it was a real honor crime, a crime of passion and not just an ordinary murder.
One twist: Not only did he kill his daughter because of his suspicion that she was involved with a man who was not her husband, but he also thought that she was involved in giving intelligence to Israel!
I'm not sure if that was a factor in the light sentence, though.
His sentence was reduced from life imprisonment because he is older and the head of a large family, as well as (if I am interpreting it correctly) his "fury" showed that it was a real honor crime, a crime of passion and not just an ordinary murder.
One twist: Not only did he kill his daughter because of his suspicion that she was involved with a man who was not her husband, but he also thought that she was involved in giving intelligence to Israel!
I'm not sure if that was a factor in the light sentence, though.