Woman Killed in Rafah for Saving Family Honor
On Tuesday morning, 8 May 2007, the Palestinian police arrested Alaa Owaida after he had murdered his sister in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah allegedly to save his family honor.
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 02:00 on Tuesday, 8 May 2007, the police arrived at a house in Tal al-Sultan neighborhood in the west of Rafah after receiving information that a woman was killed for family honor. The police found the body of Khawla Ahmed Owaida, 35, inside the house. She was killed by a gunshot to the head. Her brother, 32-year-old Alaa, confessed committing the crime to save his family honor, and the police arrested him.
He'll be sentenced to carry out a splodydope bombing against the Jooooz. |
Posted by: Steve White 2007-05-09 |