Honor killing in Urmia: Young woman killed by her 15-year-old brother

Vida Dehghan
Age: 20
Suffocated: October 28, 2023
Residence: Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province
Origin: Iran
Children: 2
Perpetrator: brother Kamran (15)
Excuse: ‘honor’

A young woman from Urmia was killed by her 15-year-old brother due to alleged family honor issues. According to Hengaw's report, this incident occurred in Urmia on the night of Saturday October 28, 2023. The victim, Vida Dehghan, was 20 years old.

Kamran suffocated his sister and then went into hiding. It is worth mentioning that Vida Dehghan was a mother of two children. She had separated from her husband a few years ago after two years of married life and had returned to her parents' home.

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