Suspect arrested for hit-and-run killing of policewoman

AMMAN — Police on Monday announced the arrest of a man who allegedly struck and killed a policewoman in Irbid a day earlier, official sources said.

The officer was identified by officials as Corporal Sara Hussein, who was a resident of Amman.

Public Security Department Spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said the victim had finished her shift and “when she approached her house she was run over by a vehicle.”

“The driver fled the scene and we launched a thorough investigation to find the fleeing motorist,” Sartawi told The Jordan Times.

The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival, a second source told The Jordan Times.

Police issued an all-points bulletin and the driver was arrested on Monday, the official source said.

“He was referred to the prosecutor for further questioning and indictment,” the official source said.

Hussein was laid to rest in Amman on Monday, the source added.