Jordan-Teenager’s hands chopped off, eyes gouged as horror crime rocks Zarqa

A 16-year-old boy was transported to Zarqa Government Hospital after a group of people cut off his upper limbs and gouged out his eyes, the Public Security Directorate’s (PSD) spokesperson announced on Tuesday.

The victim said that a group of people took him to an uninhabited area and attacked him in revenge for a murder committed by one of his relatives, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The PSD spokesperson said that investigations have begun to identify the perpetrators and warned against sharing the video related to the assault, stressing that circulating the video would constitute a violation of the law.

The cybercrime unit will follow up on any violations and will take the necessary legal measures against them, the spokesperson added.

On his part, King Abdullah of Jordan has ordered authorities to take the strictest legal measures against the perpetrators of a brutal attack on a 16-year-old boy.