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A Saudi man is on trial for killing his two sisters as they were leaving a shelter in Riyadh. If found guilty, he may be put to death.
July 8, 2009 4:27 by Dana El Baltaji
A man may face the death penalty if found guilty of gunning down his two sisters as they were being discharged by Social Affairs officials into the custody of their father.
The two women had been caught in suspicious circumstances with two unrelated men on Thursday.
Police believe the brother murdered his two sisters to save the family honor. The names and ages of the young women and their brother were not made public.
According to Riyadh police, the man followed his father to the social protection home and then waited until the women came out. He reportedly shot one sister in the head and discharged three bullets into the other. He then tossed the gun near the bodies. Guards at the Social Affairs shelter quickly apprehended the man.
The man will face the death penalty unless his family forgives him. If he is spared capital punishment he will still face jail time served in the name of the public right.
Women are usually turned over to Social Affairs shelters if they are caught with unrelated men until their guardians can get them out of custody.
First seen in Arab News.
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3 Comments
Killing your family members, honourable indeed.
Where is the honour in killing a human being, let alone afamily member.
Even if th sisters were guilty as charged – somehting which is a moot point and has to be proved beyond doubt – why do the menth think it is their gods given right to kill some one and than pass it of as “honor killing”- an oxymoron.
What happens when the men folks philander and womanise, what is that called – honor fornification!!!!!!
disgusted!!!!
Honor?.. Let them be human first… honor is something we use to describe a human being ONLY…. those creatures know nothing about humanity… I refer to the above mentioned sentence ” The man will face the death penalty unless his family forgives him “; forgiveness?!!! so if these creatures are capable to forgive; how come they kill?