Glendale dad accused in 'honor killing' on suicide watch

A Glendale father accused of slaying his daughter for being too “Westernized” is under suicide watch in a Maricopa County jail, court officials said Thursday.

Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 48, an immigrant from Iraq, is accused of running over his daughter, 20-year-old Noor Almaleki, and another woman in a Peoria parking lot on Oct. 20. His daughter died Nov. 2 of injuries sustained during the attack.

Prosecutors say Almaleki was enraged over his daughter's defiance of Iraqi and Muslim traditions. She reportedly had married a man in Iraq but returned to the United States and was living with her boyfriend and his mother, who was the second victim.

Police said Almaleki fled the country after the attack, driving to Mexico and later taking a plane to London. He was detained by British authorities and extradited to Atlanta last week.

Almaleki's arraignment, which was scheduled for Thursday morning in Superior Court, has been delayed because of the apparent suicide threat.

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