Man in custody after reportedly killing sister in Jordan Valley

AMMAN – The Criminal Court prosecutor on Thursday began questioning a young man who reportedly shot and killed his divorced sister in the Jordan Valley earlier in the day, official sources said.

The 25-year-old victim was allegedly shot and killed by her brother while in the street, a senior official source said.

“The victim was shot once in the forehead and died instantly,” the senior official source told The Jordan Times.

The 23-year-old suspect then headed to the nearest police station and turned himself in, Police Spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said.

“The suspect handed officers on duty a gun he claimed he used to shoot and kill his sister,” Sartawi told The Jordan Times.

In his initial testimonies to investigators, the suspect claimed “he murdered his sister for reasons related to family honour,” according to the senior official source.

The gun reportedly used in the shooting incident was sent to the Forensic and Laboratories Department for a ballistic match, the senior official source added.

Meanwhile, a post-mortem is expected to be performed on the victim at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine on Thursday, the senior official source said.

The Criminal Court prosecutor is expected to summon the victim and the suspect’s family members for further questioning, the senior official source said.

The suspect was ordered detained by the Criminal Court prosecutor for 15 days pending further investigations, the senior official source added.

Investigations are ongoing in the case, according to Sartawi.