Father, sons accused of killing teen over her ‘Western’ way of life

Dutch prosecutors demanded Friday {that a} Muslim father and his two sons withstand 25 years in jail for allegedly drowning an 18-year-old member of the family as a result of they believed her “Western” conduct was bringing disgrace to the household.

The physique of Syrian girl Ryan Al Najjar was discovered submerged in a lake with fingers and toes sure tightly on May 28, 2024, close to Joure in northern Netherlands, six days after disappearing, based on authorities. Officials arrested her father and two brothers, then aged 22 and 24, and charged them in connection together with her killing, which prosecutors mentioned possible occurred on May 22.

“They saw Ryan as a burden that had to be removed,” the Public Prosecution Service mentioned Friday. “Just because she was a young woman who wanted to live her own life.”

Authorities mentioned her male kin, who come from what they described as a “strict” Islamic household, allegedly killed her after believing she was “behaving too Western in the eyes of her family.” Al Najjar was reportedly focused after refusing to put on a scarf in public-like settings.

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Ryan Al Najjar was murdered in May 2024 within the Netherlands. (National Police Corps of the Netherlands)

“The immediate cause of her death appears to be a live video on TikTok, showing Ryan without a headscarf and wearing makeup,” prosecutors mentioned Friday. “The video seriously embarrasses the family, according to their posts, as it does not fit within their traditional views.”

“Once the suspects were aware of the video, they started looking for Ryan,” the authorities added. “According to the Public Prosecution Service, her brothers visited her in Rotterdam and convinced her to come along to a remote location the night before her murder. She was taken to Knardijk, where their father joined. There she was killed.”

Local media NL Times recognized the brothers as Mohamed Al Najjar and Muhanad, and their 53-year-old father as Khaled. All three had been charged with murdering the younger girl, whereas their father was accused of orchestrating the killing earlier than possible fleeing to Syria, prosecutors mentioned.

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Courtroom sketch of suspects Mohammed Al N. (R) and Muhanad Al N. throughout a listening to in courtroom. The two brothers and their father, Khaled Al N., are suspected of murdering their sister and daughter, Ryan Al Najjar. (Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock)

Investigators say Al Najjar was taken to a distant park the place “no one for miles around could have heard her” cries for assist. Evidence confirmed indicators of strangulation and drowning, and roughly 60 toes of tape had been used to bind her earlier than she was thrown into the water alive. Prosecutors reported that Khaled’s DNA was additionally discovered beneath his daughter’s fingernails, suggesting he was current throughout the killing.

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Ryan Al Najjar’s physique was discovered within the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve in Lelystad, Netherlands. (Pierre Crom)

“[Khaled] fled to Syria immediately after the murder and left his sons to take the blame. Cowardly,” the Public Prosecution Service wrote in an announcement Friday, based on NL Times. “Khaled has completely destroyed his family.”

Dutch authorities added that extraditing Khaled could also be tough as a result of he married a girl in Syria since Al Najjar’s loss of life, the outlet reported. 

The Public Prosecution Service has advisable a 25-year jail sentence for the daddy and 20 years for every of the 2 brothers.

The courtroom is scheduled to situation its ruling on Jan. 5.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Public Prosecution Service for extra info.