Femicide in Sardasht: Shahin Ebrahimzadeh (21) murdered by family members

Shahin Ebrahimzadeh
Age: 21
Suffocated : October 5, 2023
Residence: Sardasht, West Azerbaijan
Origin: Iran
Children: -
Perpetrators: father, uncle
Excuse: ‘honor’

October 5, 2023, Shahin Ebrahimzadeh, a 21-year-old from the village of "Golan" in Sardasht, was taken outside the village by her father and uncle and subsequently murdered due to what has been called an honour killing.

Shahin Ebrahimzadeh was initially suffocated by these two family members and then subjected to multiple blows to her body. Nevertheless, after two years of married life, she separated from her husband and returned to her parents' home. Shahin Ebrahimzadeh had once again found a suitor and it is believed that she was murdered by her family members because of their anger over her relationship with the suitor.

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