Jordan
Country Intelligence Summary
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Nov. 15, 2024
Top Motives and Outcomes in Jordan
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 10 case(s)
- Eliminate spouse — 4 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 3 case(s)
- Revenge — 3 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic rival — 3 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 11 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 9 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 6 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 5 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 4 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Jordan
Cases in Jordan: Outcome — Deadbody recovery
Hisham Hamad Al-Kharisha Allegedly Murdered by Farah and Saleem, Mafraq, Jordan
Hisham Hamad Al-Kharisha, a wealthy Jordanian farmer from Mafraq, was killed by three gunshots in his farm caravan after a prolonged domestic conflict with his wife Farah. The conflict began over Farah's dissatisfaction with rural …
State/Province: Mafraq, Jordan | City/Region: Mafraq | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Nov. 15, 2024
View DetailsRashid Disappearance Involving Iman, Amman, Jordan
Rashid, a 38-year-old man from Amman, Jordan, was allegedly murdered by his wife Iman in early 2015 after he expressed intent to marry another woman named Randa. Rashid's disappearance was reported by his parents and …
State/Province: Amman, Jordan | City/Region: Amman | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 15, 2015
View DetailsAyat and Nadia Disappearance Involving Tareq Al-Sharif and Youssef, Irbid, Jordan
According to the source, dental student Ayat was allegedly sexually assaulted by dentist Tareq Al-Sharif at his clinic in July 2010. Under social pressure, her family agreed to Tareq's proposal that he marry her, but …
State/Province: Irbid, Jordan | City/Region: Irbid | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: June 25, 2011
View DetailsHind and Halima Allegedly Murdered by Fouad and Firas, Jordan
In late 1980s Jordan, Officer Amin was assigned to a new area where three young women were murdered in a similar manner at an archaeological site. The victims, Hind, a second unnamed girl, and Halima, …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 1, 1980
View DetailsMahmoud, Mahmoud's mother, and others Murdered by Suad and Daughter's fiancé, Amman, Jordan
In 1980, Mahmoud, a poor farmer in a village near Amman, Jordan, married Suad, a woman with a strong and controlling personality. Suad caused conflicts with Mahmoud's elderly mother, leading Mahmoud to move away and …
State/Province: Amman, Jordan | City/Region: Amman | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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