1998 Amman murders

Familicide in Jordan June 2026 Familial pressure over performance at school Murder x12 12 Saeed al-Qashash Amman, Jordan 10 June 1998 0:00 2:00 AST Al-Qashash family and classmate Pistol On 10 June 1998, twelve people were killed in a mass shooting in Amman, Jordan. Eleven of the dead were members of the Qashash family. A relative, 19-year-old Saeed al-Qashash (ar سعيد القشاش; also spelled Sa'id al-Qashash), was arrested two days later for the murders, confessing that he had committed the crime to avoid pressure over his academic performance. He was found guilty of murder and executed in 1999. The murders caused widespread shock in Jordan, which has nationally low crime rates.2009-06-02 ليندا.. الصحافية التي أبكت الرأي العام http://ammannet.net/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A3%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85 2022-04-07 موقع عمان نت arJordanian Man Who Killed 12 Hanged https://apnews.com/article/399a70cf9130e3ef24972feff25897b6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407032737/https://apnews.com/article/399a70cf9130e3ef24972feff25897b6 April 7, 2022 2022-04-07 AP NEWS en It was the deadliest familicide in modern Jordanian history.تعددت الأسباب والقتل واحد: حصيلة موجعة لعقد من الجرائم http://www.al-sijill.com/sijill_items/sitem2713.htm 2022-04-07 www.al-sijill.com Murders On 10 June 1998, between 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m.,Abu Hilalah Yasser 13 June 1998 الأردن : طالب في الثانوية يعترف بقتل جميع أفراد عائلته Al-Hayat 1 Saeed al-Qashash killed his parents, six siblings (aged 10 to 30), a brother-in-law, a nephew, a niece, and a classmate at the Qashash family home in the Abu Alanda area southeast of Amman. Five of the victims were children and all of them were shot in the back of the head.14 June 1998 Exam pressure drives teen to kill family The Straits Times 62 July 2012 من اشهر جرائم القتل في الاردن https://www.sauress.com/altamauz/14632 https://web.archive.org/web/20220912003528/https://www.sauress.com/altamauz/14632 2022-09-12 سعورس Investigators first assumed that Qashash had lured each victim into the basement to be killed shortly after they arrived at the residence,13 June 1998 Teen gunned down 12 in his family The New Paper 29 though he later stated that he first murdered his mother Thuria as she was working in the kitchen. The final victim was Atta Shalan, a close friend of Qashash.2012-11-06 Al Qashash executed – The Star (Amman, Jordan) http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-21981267.html 2022-04-07 HighBeam Research subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20121106011512/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-21981267.html Amman, Jordan The Star usurped 2012-11-06 Afterwards, Qashash called his the workplace of his father Amin, telling them that he would be unable to attend his shift as a school bus driver due to illness. He then piled up the bodies and covered them in blankets and carpet. He then used his brother-in-law's car to drive to the market to buy bricks and cement, which he used to wall-in the bodies into the basement.Killer gets death sentence https://www.independent.ie/world-news/killer-gets-death-sentence-26164190.html 2022-04-07 independent December 1998 en At 14:00, Qashash informed another relative of the murders, claiming he had spent the night at a friend's house studying and discovered the crime scene upon returning in the morning. Qashash and the relative then informed police. Qashash was found suspicious as the sole surviving member of his family and arrested two days later, confessing to the murders in police custody. 13 June 1998 اردني يعترف بقتل افراد عائلته بسبب الامتحانات https://archive.assafir.com/ As-Safir Arabic Motive Qashash had failed his last year of high school in 1997 and recently completed the first of two Tawjihi repeat exams. His father had repeatedly threatened to throw Qashash out of the house in case of failure. The Associated Press reported that the other family members and his friend Atta Shalan had "all harassed him about his failures in school". Qashash had stolen his father's 7 mm pistol the week prior to the attack and bought 25 bullets in preparation for the murders. Victims Thuria al-Qashash (ar ثريا القشاش none), 50, mother Amin al-Qashash (ar أمين القشاش none), 57, father Mohammed al-Qashash (ar محمد القشاش none), brother Mostafa al-Qashash (ar مصطفى القشاش none), brother Karimeh al-Qashash (ar كريمة القشاش none), sister Wafa al-Qashash (ar وفاء القشاش none), sister Mervit al-Qashash (ar ميرفت القشاش none), sister Insaf al-Qashash (ar إنصاف القشاش none), sister Jamal al-Turk (ar جمال الترك none), husband of Insaf, brother-in-law Zaid al-Turk (ar زيد الترك none), 3, son of Insaf and Jamal, nephew Hanna al-Turk (ar هناء الترك none), 2, daughter of Insaf and Jamal, niece Atta al-Shalan (ar عطا الشعلان none), 19, classmate Trial and execution On 30 November 1998, Qashash was convicted of 12 counts of premeditated murder following a one-day trial. He pleaded with Judge Mohammed Ajamieh to spare his life, but was sentenced to death. Qashash did not react to the sentence. Qashash's death sentence was opposed by Amnesty International, which urged Crown Prince Hassan bin Talal to commute the sentence.11 December 1998 Jordan: Death penalty: Sa’id al-Qashash https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde16/018/1998/en/ Amnesty International Qashash was executed by hanging on 6 June 1999 at Swaqa Prison ar سجن_سواقة, about 60 miles south of Amman.1998-11-30 Murderer of 12 Who Teased Him About School Failure Given Death https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/22495/Murderer-of-12-Who-Teased-Him-About-School-Failure-Given-Death 2022-04-07 Tehran Times en In his last statement, made minutes before the execution, Qashash asked for forgiveness and apologised for the murders. He was formally declared dead at 6:00 a.m. on 7 June. His body was not accepted by other relatives, who asked government authorities to handle the burial. 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