The Afghan immigrant told authorities it was an "honor killing". You make the call.
From the Herald Net:
Mehdi Matin told homicide detectives he called off his marriage to an Afghan woman 23 years ago over an offensive remark his brother made about his bride-to-be.
Matin, 61, said he felt tortured by his decision for years. So when his brother Isa Mehri, 60, repeated the remark last month, he fetched a pipe and clobbered his brother in the head with it, court papers said.
Matin is accused of beating Mehri with the metal pipe, strangling him with a rope and leaving the body outside for two days before calling authorities.
The California man was charged earlier this week with second- degree murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the Oct. 26 homicide. Matin pleaded not guilty to the charge Friday. He is being held on a $1 million bail.
Matin, an Afghan immigrant, allegedly told investigators the slaying was an “honor killing,” Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Travis Johnson wrote.
Matin, 61, said he felt tortured by his decision for years. So when his brother Isa Mehri, 60, repeated the remark last month, he fetched a pipe and clobbered his brother in the head with it, court papers said.
Matin is accused of beating Mehri with the metal pipe, strangling him with a rope and leaving the body outside for two days before calling authorities.
The California man was charged earlier this week with second- degree murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the Oct. 26 homicide. Matin pleaded not guilty to the charge Friday. He is being held on a $1 million bail.
Matin, an Afghan immigrant, allegedly told investigators the slaying was an “honor killing,” Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Travis Johnson wrote.
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