Ammon News - The Grand Criminal Court sentenced two brothers to 20 and 15 years of temporary hard labor for fatally shooting a man following previous disputes.

The verdict was announced during a public hearing chaired by Judge Mahmoud Al-Samadi.

The case dates back to 2025 in one of Jordan's southern governorates. According to the court ruling, tensions escalated when the victim drove past at speed, kicking up dust, against the backdrop of previous disputes between the families.

The third defendant and his juvenile son then blocked the road, before the boy went to his uncle, the first defendant, and told him what had happened.

The first defendant subsequently formed an intent to kill, armed himself with an automatic weapon (Kalashnikov), and went to the scene with the minor. They were joined by the second defendant, who was carrying a pistol, and the third defendant, who was carrying an iron pipe.

Upon arriving, the first defendant opened fire toward the victim and others at the scene, while the second defendant also fired his handgun. The victim was struck by two bullets and died from his injuries.

A forensic examination found that he died from severe bleeding caused by damage to the heart and lungs after a bullet lodged in his chest.

Under Article 72 of the Penal Code, the court imposed the harsher sentence of 20 years of temporary hard labor on the first defendant, with time already spent in detention counted toward the sentence. The seized firearm was also confiscated.

The second defendant was sentenced to 15 years of temporary hard labor, with his detention period also counted and the seized firearm confiscated.

The court also found the third defendant not responsible for attempted murder.