Gaza Muslim bludgeons his daughter to death with an iron chain because she owned a cell phone
Posted by Robert on July 29, 2009 9:33 AM
Yet another honor killing -- the 9th in Gaza since the beginning of 2009. "Rights groups: Gaza man suspected of killing daughter for owning cellphone," from the [1] Jerusalem Post, July 29 (thanks to M. P.):
A Gaza man is being held on suspicion he bludgeoned his daughter to death with an iron chain because he discovered she owned a cell phone, human rights groups said Wednesday.The groups added that the victim's three brother's were also detained.
The woman, a 27-year-old divorced mother of five, was the 10th victim of a so-called "honor killing" in the Palestinian territories and among Arabs in Israel this year.
Pamela has a great deal more information on this case [2] here.
Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/07/gaza-muslim-bludgeons-his-daughter-to-death-with-an-iron-chain-because-she-owned-a-cell-phone.html
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