This case was not closed merely with the issuance of the initial rulings, but remained a subject of anticipation until the final word came from the highest judicial authority in Jordan. After years of a crime that shook public opinion, the curtain was finally drawn on one of the most controversial criminal files, with a ruling that is final and cannot be appealed.

The Court of Cassation in the Jordanian capital, Amman, yesterday (Sunday), upheld the rulings issued against a father and his son after they were convicted of killing a man following previous disputes between two families in the northern Ghor region in 2021, thus putting an end to the judicial process of the case.

The court affirmed the decision of the Grand Criminal Court sentencing the father to death by hanging, while it upheld the ruling against his son of temporary hard labor for 20 years, after both were convicted of committing and participating in the crime of premeditated murder.

The defendants had filed an appeal before the Court of Cassation, requesting the annulment of the ruling, relying on claims of procedural violations and errors during the trial stages.

However, the court, after reviewing the case file and the evidence and testimonies it contained, concluded that all litigation procedures were conducted in accordance with the law, and that the evidence presented was sufficient to prove the charges against the defendants.

Accordingly, the court decided to reject the appeal and uphold the rulings issued against them, making the decision final and conclusive, thus ending all litigation stages in the case, according to what local media reported.

The details of the crime date back to July 2021, when a man was shot while inside a vehicle with family members in the northern Shuna area of Irbid Governorate, resulting in a fatal gunshot wound to the chest and his death at the scene.

Case documents revealed that ongoing disputes had existed between the defendants and the victim and his family for several months before the crime occurred, which prompted the victim's family to decide to leave the area and move to the capital, Amman, fearing the escalation of the conflict.

However, according to what the investigations established, the father and son learned of the family's departure date, so they decided to carry out the crime before the family left. They went to the location of the victim while carrying a firearm, before shooting at him, hitting him with a fatal bullet that ended his life immediately, in a crime that concluded today with a final judicial ruling that closed the curtain on one of the most prominent murder cases that occupied public opinion in Jordan.