AMMAN — A woman suddenly disappeared in the northern city
of Irbid. Police received a missing report and began investigating.
Information
collected pointed to the husband being the primary suspect. When detained for
questioning, he confessed to having beaten his wife to death following an
argument, according to police.
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He moved the body
to a deserted area, where he buried her.
The news drew
widespread resentment on social media, where people urged the government to put
an end to domestic violence by toughening penalties on the perpetrators of such
crimes.
Retired police
Brig. Gen. Hashem Al-Majali, told
Jordan News that “some people are
going through force majeure conditions imposed on them by the economic, social,
and labor conditions.”
“The addiction of
the head of the family to narcotics, alcohol, and gambling will inevitably lead
to negative verbal or criminal behavior,” he said. “Family members must find a
way to treat them, or protect themselves by seeking help from the concerned
authorities.”
He said family
members must opt for help before “crimes occur”.
Majali said the
Family Protection Centers “receive any observations or complaints in a
confidential and undeclared manner, and with their powers, they can limit and
treat many family crises and problems in a friendly and peaceful way, thus
limiting the occurrence of crimes and family disintegration.”
Sociologist
Hussain Al-Khuzaie told
Jordan News that having more time at home due to the
curfews and restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to the
increase in domestic violence.
But he added that
domestic violence was prevalent. “It is the result of the economic
difficulties, which sparked a rise in unemployment and poverty, especially
during the pandemic”, he explained.
Khuzaie called for “empathizing
with those who commit domestic violence because they are the victims of
difficult circumstances”.
“There must be
plans and programs that contribute to improving the economic situation and
creating job opportunities, which will ultimately reduce the poverty rates,” he
said.
He added: “Those
who feel the need to go to a psychiatrist due to the fact that they pass
through bad conditions should do so immediately. Visiting a psychiatrist is
never a shame, it will help people to improve their life by dealing with the
circumstances they are going through.”
Domestic violence
increased from 41,221 cases in the year 2018 to 54,743 cases in 2020, with 58.7
percent of these cases subjected to physical violence and 34 percent to sexual
violence, according to the Department of Family and Juvenile Protection.
According to the
statistics, most victims of violence are females, primarily the wives, sisters,
daughters, mothers, or children in general.
Violence is mostly
committed for reasons of discrimination based on gender and age. The Yearbook
of the
Department of Family and Juvenile Protection 2020 said that 2.4 percent
among the cases of domestic violence reported to the institution were sons
against their mothers, while the majority, or 82 percent were husbands against
their wives.
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