Cassation Court upholds 8-year sentence for man convicted of attempted murder

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a February Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to eight years in prison after convicting him of attempting to murder a man in Zarqa in November 2023.

The Criminal Court declared the defendant guilty of attempted murder on November 1 and handed him a 12-year prison term.

However, the court decided to reduce the sentence to eight years because the victim dropped charges against the defendant.

Court papers said the victim was visiting a friend at his shop in Zarqa when he was approached by the defendant.

The two started arguing about old problems, “and all of a sudden the defendant grabbed a knife and stabbed the defendant once in the chest,” according to court transcripts.

The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital and survived the stabbing incident due to medical intervention, the court added.

The defendant did not contest his verdict at a higher court.

The Criminal Court’s attorney general asked the higher court to uphold the eight-year sentence.

The higher court ruled that the Criminal Court proceedings were accurate and that the defendant was given the appropriate punishment.

The Cassation Court bench comprised judges Mahmoud Ebtoush, Nayef Samarat, Hammad Ghzawi, Qassem Dughmi, and Mohammad Khashashneh.