Femicide in Tehran: Young woman murdered by her husband

Unnamed Woman
Age: Young
Strangled: May 11, 2025
Residence: Tehran
Perpetrator: Husband
Excuse: Financial dispute

On Sunday, May 11, 2025, a young woman was murdered by her husband through strangulation in their shared residence in Tehran.

According to Tehran law enforcement officials cited by the Etemad Online news outlet, the woman "died due to the blockage of blood flow to the brain, resulting in suffocation."

After committing the crime, the perpetrator fled their shared home and hid at his brother's house. He was eventually identified and arrested after his brother informed the authorities. He confessed to the premeditated murder of his wife.

In his confession, the killer stated that his motive was "intense anger" and admitted that, following an argument over the purchase of a mobile phone, he strangled his wife with his bare hands out of rage, resulting in her death.

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