Four minors arrested in connection with teen’s death in Irbid

AMMAN — Police on Thursday announced the arrest of four juveniles in connection with the death of a young man in Irbid on Wednesday night, official sources said.

The 17-year-old victim’s body was found abandoned on a street in Kufor Yuba town in Irbid, Public Security Department Spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said.

“The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival,” the police official told The Jordan Times.

Attending doctors found bruises on the victim’s face and decided to transfer the body to the Irbid National Institute of Forensic Medicine for an autopsy, a medical source said.

A team of pathologists headed by Ali Shotar performed an autopsy on the victim and found minor bruises on his face, the medical source said.

Pathologists sent their initial findings to police who launched a probe into the case and arrested four minors in connection with the victim’s death, the medical source explained.

“Pathologists have not reached a conclusion for the cause of death of the young man and are currently doing more tests including x-rays of different parts of his body,” the source added.

Meanwhile, according to the suspects’ initial testimony, a fight ensued between them and the victim in which “they beat him up and he fell, with his head hitting the pavement,” according to a source close to the investigations.

“We are still questioning the suspects and other witnesses to learn more about what happened on Wednesday night,” the official source told The Jordan Times.

The suspects were referred to a juvenile prosecutor for further questioning and indictment, the official source said.