Man sentenced to 8 years for attempted murder in Russeifa

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a June Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to eight years in prison after convicting him of attempting to murder a man in Russeifa in August 2020.

The Criminal Court declared the defendant guilty of attempted murder, stemming from “a heated dispute” with the victim, on August 9. The defendant was given the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.

However, the court decided to reduce the sentence to eight years because the victim dropped the charges against the defendant.

Court papers said that the defendant had an old feud with the victim, leading the two to engage in “a heated argument” on the street.

"The defendant followed the victim to his house and stabbed him with a switchblade once in the chest," the court documents said.

The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital and survived the stabbing after undergoing surgery, the court papers added.

The defendant did not appeal his verdict at a higher court.

The Criminal Court’s attorney general asked the higher court to uphold the eight-year sentence ruling.

The higher court ruled that the Criminal Court proceedings were accurate and that the defendant was given the appropriate punishment.

The Cassation Court bench comprised judges Mohammad Ibrahim, Ibrahim Abu Shamma, Fawzi Nahar, Majid Azab and Hayel Amr.