Honor killing in Mashhad: Young Woman Murdered by Her Brother

Sajedeh
Age: 23
Suffocated : April 25, 2024
Residence: Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan
Origin: Iran
Children: -
Perpetrator:Brother
Excuse: ‘Honor’

On April 25, 2024, a young woman named Sajedeh, 23 years old and from the village of Kooreh, Mashhad, was killed by her 17-year-old brother, motivated by honor, her family attempted to cover up the cause of her death by claiming it was natural.

The murderer, identified as Hanzaleh, confessed after his arrest, stating that: "After Sajedeh divorced her husband, she was dishonored by people, and for this reason, to prevent disgrace, I strangled my sister in a rural stable."

Source:

 

2024 REPORT AND ANALYSIS OF FEMICIDES IN IRAN

Latest Posts

Femicide in Mashhad: Young Woman Murdered by Her Husband Maedeh Khatibian Age: 21 Stabbed: May 6, 2025 Residence: Mashhad, Razavi
Femicide in Kermanshah: Samira Nourbakhsh murdered by Her Suitor Samira Noorbakhsh Age: 37 Shot to death: May 4, 2025 Residence:
Femicide in Kermanshah: two women murdered by family member Batool and Fatemeh Mohammadi Age: - Shot to death: May 1,
Woman and child killed in Khorramshahr Unnamed Woman Age: 45 Stabbed: April 30, 2025 Residence: Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Perpetrator: Husband Excuse: