Yeganeh Rostami (23) from Mahallat was killed by her uncle

Yeganeh Rostami
Age: 23
Shot to death: October 4, 2023
Residence: Mahallat, Markazi
Origin: Iran
Children: -
Perpetrator: uncle Ahmad Esmaeili
Excuse: ‘honor’

Yeganeh Rostami, a 23-year-old resident of Mahallat, was tragically killed by her uncle, in a so-called honor killing with a hunting rifle. This young woman was on her way from Mahallat to Tehran for job hunting when she was forced off a bus in Qom by her uncle.

She was shot in the head and killed. Yeganeh Rostami had separated from her former husband just two days before the murder.

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