22-year-old woman killed two weeks after her wedding ("cleansing the family honour")

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    A Jordanian prosecutor has charged six men with murder over the "honour" killing of a female relative suspected of having a premarital affair with her husband, a local newspaper reported on Friday.

    The 22-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead just two weeks after her wedding by her uncle, who claimed he was "cleansing the family honour", according to the English-language Jordan Times.

    She was the ninth woman reportedly murdered in a so-called honour crime since the beginning of the year, it said.

    The 38-year-old uncle was charged with premeditated murder and five others, including the woman's father, were charged with complicity, the paper said, quoting an unnamed official source.

    The victim had filed a complaint against the suspects after they threatened to kill her, but she later dropped the charges on her father request, the official said.

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    ly2, Aug 26, 2007 IP