Femicide in Tehran: 22-year-old Shahla Arefkhani murdered by her husband

Shahla Arefkhani
Age:22
Poisoned: August 4, 2025
Residence: Tehran
Perpetrator: Husband
Excuse: Joint suicide attempt

22-year-old woman from Nishapur and a resident of Tehran, was killed by her husband on Monday, August 4, 2025 (13 Mordad 1404) after he forced her to ingest aluminum phosphide (rice tablet). The husband claimed it was a “joint suicide attempt,” but forensic evidence, including bruises on her neck and testimonies from her relatives, revealed she had been poisoned under coercion. The case is now being pursued as “premeditated murder.

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