In some societies this sort of thing is punished ...AMMAN - A 21-year-old Jordanian man was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison with hard labour for killing his married sister last year over an alleged affair, a court official said. He was charged in May 2008 with premeditated murder after fatally stabbing his 18-year-old sister 26 times in different parts of her body because she allegedly "lived and slept with another man," in the Jordan Valley, the official said.
"He claimed he wanted to cleanse his family's honour, but the court did not find any reason to commute or reduce the sentence, especially as the convict had previous knowledge of the affair and decided to plan the murder," he told AFP.
Under Article 340 of the penal code, a defendant who "surprises his wife or any close female relative" in an act of adultery or fornication may invoke a defence of "crime of honour" should they murder the woman.
Article 98 stipulates that "an extenuating justification can be invoked by anyone who commits a crime in a fit of rage as a result of an unrightful and dangerous act carried out by the victim."
The official said, however: "The court found that there was no justification for the crime, and rejected pleas by his family to cut the jail sentence."
But apparently life in prison wasn't in option ...