An honour killing in Jordan...

This one is particularly gruesome...

Jordan's prosecutor charged a father with murdering his 17-year-old daughter by electrocuting her, a court official said Tuesday, describing the 16th honor crime investigated this year by authorities in this conservative society.

The man's 15-year-old son was also charged in the incident that occurred Friday in Amman, the Jordanian capital.

Most families expect daughters to remain virgins until they are married and some believe girls who mix with men who are not relatives bring dishonor to the family.

The men repeatedly hit the girl on the head with a club, then administered an electrical current to her after she ignored her father's orders not to leave their home, a court official said on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to give statements to the media.

The 44-year-old man and his son surrendered to officials. They confessed to having hit the girl several times then shocking her to ensure that she had died, claiming they killed her to protect the family's honor. Investigators did not say whether they had determined if the girl died as a result of the beating or use of electricity.