Houston death penalty trial in alleged “honor killings” begins second week

Testimony against a Montgomery County man facing the death penalty for two alleged “honor killings” is expected Monday from friends and co-workers of a slain Iranian activist, as the unusual capital murder trial enters a second week.Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan, 60, a Jordanian immigrant and devout Muslim, is accused of killing his daughter's husband and her best friend because she converted to Christianity and married a Christian.
Special prosecutors told jurors during opening statements