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The suspect killed his sister once she arrived home.
"Police handed the girl over to her family, but he murdered her, turned himself in and confessed to the crime," the spokesman said.
Murder is punishable by the death penalty in Jordan, but in the case of so-called "honour killings," a court usually commutes or reduces sentences, particularly if the victim's family urges leniency.
Between 15 and 20 women are murdered each year in Jordan in the name of honour despite government efforts to fight such crimes. Parliament has refused to reform the penal code to ensure harsher penalties.
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"Police handed the girl over to her family, but he murdered her, turned himself in and confessed to the crime," the spokesman said.
Murder is punishable by the death penalty in Jordan, but in the case of so-called "honour killings," a court usually commutes or reduces sentences, particularly if the victim's family urges leniency.
Between 15 and 20 women are murdered each year in Jordan in the name of honour despite government efforts to fight such crimes. Parliament has refused to reform the penal code to ensure harsher penalties.
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