One killed, another injured after wedding turns violent

AMMAN — Three people were charged on Saturday in connection with the murder and attempted murder of two of their relatives during a wedding in the Dleil area over the weekend, official sources said.

The three suspects were invited to a wedding by their relatives on Thursday when arguments ensued with the two victims over certain technicalities regarding the wedding’s venue, a senior judicial source said.

The following day, the arguments continued after the suspects arrived late to the zaffeh, the traditional dance and procession ahead of the main wedding reception, and were involved in a major brawl in which switchblades, wooden sticks and rocks were used, the judicial source explained.

“One person was immediately killed while the second was rushed to a nearby hospital and was admitted to the intensive care unit,” the judicial source told The Jordan Times.

A postmortem examination conducted on the victim indicated that he received a fatal stab wound to the heart, a medical source told The Jordan Times.

He also received several stab wounds to his face and head, the medical source added.

Criminal Court Prosecutor Omar Hiari charged one suspect with manslaughter and attempted manslaughter and two other suspects were charged with complicity in manslaughter and attempted manslaughter, the judicial source said.