How One Hebron Man Tries to Get Honor
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May 22nd, 2011
Ayah Baradiyya, a 20-year-old University student from a small village near Hebron, was missing for over a year until her body was discovered at the bottom of a well earlier this month.
Undisclosed evidence at the scene led police to believe that Ayah’s 37-year-old uncle had something to do with her death. Her uncle confessed within 3 hours of his arrest.
The uncle murdered his niece in an attempt to “preserve the family’s honor” claiming she had engaged in improper sexual relations.
Watch the full story here:
Ayah Baradiyya, a 20-year-old University student from a small village near Hebron, was missing for over a year until her body was discovered at the bottom of a well earlier this month.
Undisclosed evidence at the scene led police to believe that Ayah’s 37-year-old uncle had something to do with her death. Her uncle confessed within 3 hours of his arrest.
The uncle murdered his niece in an attempt to “preserve the family’s honor” claiming she had engaged in improper sexual relations.
Watch the full story here:
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