Suspected Honor Killing in the Netherlands:

Joure (Friesland), Netherlands

Back in May, an 18-year-old Syrian female was found murdered in the Netherlands. Police strongly suspect she was the victim of an honor killing by her family. Her two brothers are currently in custody awaiting legal proceedings, while the father is believed to be in Syria. The father allegedly sent emails to the Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf, acknowledging that he had killed his daughter. Dutch authorities are currently attempting to have him arrested and extradited. The news that this is a suspected honor killing has just recently been reported the past few days. The family resides in Joure (Friesland).

The below article from NHN Nieuws (NL) is translated by Fousesquawk.

https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/n155434/18-jarige-vrouw-uit-joure-vermoord-uit-eerwraak-denkt-om

Father also a suspect after death of woman (18) from Joure, Public Prosecutor suspects honor killing

July 5, 2024 at 04:36. Updated July 5 2024 at 14:16

The Public Prosecutor's Office

The Public Prosecutor's Office believes that an 18-year-old woman from Joure has been the victim of an honor killing. And meanwhile, her father is identified as a suspect, the Public Prosecutor's Office reports. Her two brothers are in custody.

The father has not yet been arrested. The authorities think that he is in Syria. That is where the family is originally from. The Public Prosecutor's Office reports that "measures are being taken to expedite his arrest".

The Public Prosecutor's Office recently subpoenaed emails that the father reportedly sent to De Telegraaf. In them, he reportedly acknowledged that he killed his daughter.

Honor-related violence is committed because the honor of the family is supposedly damaged. In order to restore the honor, those who are said to have violated it are threatened or abused, or in the worst case, murdered. According to the aid organization, Fier, fatal honor killings occur 7-17 times a year.

The body of the woman was found last May in Lelystad. It was quickly determined that she had died from a crime.

Until recently, the two brothers were in full restrictive custody, which means that they can only have contact with their attorney. Now they can again have contact with the outside world. Omroep Flevoland (news) reports that the men are 22 and 24 years of age.

A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled in September.