Dad accused in ‘honor killing’ will not face death penalty


“A Glendale man accused of slaying his daughter in an “honor killing” will not face the death penalty.

The Iraqi immigrant is accused of slaying his daughter, 20-year-old Noor Almaleki, for being “too Westernized.”

Police say he used his Jeep Cherokee to run down his daughter and another woman in a Peoria parking lot Oct. 20. Noor Almaleki later died of her injuries.

Prosecutors said Almaleki has admitted killing his daughter because she disgraced the family by not following traditional Iraqi or Muslim values.”

http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2010/02/19/20100219honor-killing.html

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