Honor killings in the News: Noor Almaleki

<---- Noor Almaleki

Dear old dad has finally been charged with first degree murder (ed. note: It is about damn time) and he could face death penalty. (ed. note: IMO, he deserves it.)

From the Arizona Republic:

An Iraqi immigrant accused of slaying his daughter in an "honor killing"* has been charged with first-degree murder and could face the death penalty, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said Monday.

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Prosecutors have labeled Noor Almaleki's death an "honor killing,"* saying the elder Almaleki killed his daughter because she dishonored the family by not following traditional Iraqi or Muslim values. She reportedly married a man in Iraq and returned to Arizona to live with a boyfriend and his mother in Surprise.

Thomas announced Almaleki was also being charged with attempted first-degree murder in the attack on his daughter's friend, Amal Khalaf, 43. Khalaf is the boyfriend's mother and is expected to recover from her injuries, police said.

Almaleki was charged with two additional felony counts for leaving the scene of a serious injury accident. Thomas said his office is still determining whether to seek the death penalty for Almaleki. He called the case "tragic," saying the county will prosecute Almaleki to the full extent.

(* I have no idea why the Arizona Republic insists on putting quotation marks around the words honor killing.)