MAN ACCUSED OF RAPE-REVENGE ATTACK

APBnews.com/Richard Zitrin

Mohamed Tarish Al-Hameli, a 25 year old college student from Egypt, has been charged with tryingto kill a 22 year old Egyptian neighbor and schoolmate for allegedly raping his 14 year old wife.He attacked the man with a saber in retaliation for an alleged attack on Al-Hamieli's wife.According to APBnews.com, Al-Hameli is being held in the Pierce County Jail on $250,000 bond and ischarged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing his neighbor in the chest, arms and legs. Amotive for the attack may have been a cultural custom by which blood vengeance is carried out torestore the honor of a victim. Investigators are not sure that a rape occurred and the stabbingvictim has not been charged.