Jordanian man kills sister to cleanse family's honour

Amman: A Jordanian prosecutor has charged a 19-year-old man with stabbing his sister to death, allegedly to cleanse the family's honour.

Criminal court prosecutor Salah Al Taleb raised the charge of premeditated murder on Wednesday. The suspect, who is from the city of Petra, was not identified by name.

The indictment sheet says the suspect confessed to killing his 21-year-old sister, a university student, because her husband divorced her for immoral behavior.

The case is the second this month of a so-called "honour killing" in Jordan. About 20 women are killed annually by male relatives.

No trial date has been set. If convicted, the man could be sentenced to up to 15 years in jail.