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flag A Dutch court sentenced Khaled al Najjar to 30 years in prison in absentia for the 2024 honor killing of his daughter Ryan, with his sons receiving 20-year sentences for aiding the crime.

flag A Dutch court sentenced Khaled al Najjar, 53, to 30 years in prison in absentia for the 2024 honor killing of his 18-year-old daughter Ryan, who was bound, drowned, and dumped in a nature reserve. flag His sons, Mohamed, 23, and Muhanad, 25, received 20-year sentences for complicity. flag Prosecutors said Ryan’s Western behavior, including relationships with men and online expression, prompted the attack. flag DNA and digital evidence linked all three to the crime, though the father fled to Syria, where no extradition exists. flag The brothers denied involvement but were found to have aided in covering up the murder. flag The case has sparked national debate over honor-based violence and cultural integration.

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