Man stabs his pregnant sister to death in ‘honour killing’

A JORDANIAN slit his sister’s throat and stabbed her 15 times to “cleanse the family’s honour”.

The killing of the 25-year-old woman was the latest incident of "honour killings" a practice not uncommon in traditional, male-dominated Arab societies where women have been killed, mostly by brothers and fathers, for having sex outside marriage, dating, simply talking to men or for being raped.

The investigation showed the woman had married an Egyptian against her family's wishes almost a year ago and had left for Egypt.