Fatemeh Soltani
Age: 18
Stabbed to death: April 17, 2025
Residence: Eslamshahr, Tehran
Perpetrator: father
Excuse: Family disputes
On Thursday, April 17, 2025, an 18-year-old woman identified as Fatemeh Soltani was brutally murdered by her father in one of the neighborhoods of Eslamshahr. The victim was first beheaded by her father and then stabbed multiple times to death.
After his arrest, the perpetrator cited the vague term “family disputes” as the motive for killing his daughter.
According to informed sources, on the morning of the incident at 9 a.m., the father went to Fatemeh’s workplace — a nail salon located on 20-Meter Street in Eslamshahr — called her outside via phone, and murdered her there with multiple stabbings.
The 48-year-old killer turned himself in to the police after committing the crime and is currently in custody.
On Thursday, April 17, 2025, an 18-year-old woman identified as Fatemeh Soltani was brutally murdered by her father in one of the neighborhoods of Eslamshahr. The victim was first beheaded by her father and then stabbed multiple times to death.
After his arrest, the perpetrator… pic.twitter.com/YgztxbUUdr— StopFemicideIran (@FemicideIran) April 24, 2025
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