Iranian man decapitates 17-yr-old wife in ‘honour killing,’ displays head in street

A 17-year-old Iranian girl identified as Mona Heydari, has been killed by her husband in another case of ‘honour killing that has caused serious uproar in the Asian country.

The young woman was reportedly beheaded and her head displayed in the streets in the southwestern city of Ahvaz in the Asian country.

According to police report on Wednesday, the ugly incident happened on Saturday when the young wife was lured back to Iran from Turkey where she had earlier traveled.

“The incident happened on Saturday and so far, two people have been arrested. She had travelled to Turkey for unknown reasons which is suspected to be from domestic violence.

“It was her father who helped the husband, who is his nephew, to bring the woman back to the country and she was beheaded by the husband on Saturday.

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“The husband and his brother, who apparently committed the murder together, have been arrested,” the police said.

The husband was said to have displayed the wife’s decapitated head in the streets while his brother captured the scene on video which later went viral, causing serious uproar in the country.

A women’s right NGO in Ahvaz which has called for the prompt prosecution of the suspects, says about 60 women have fallen victim to honor killings in the past two years, including some who were 10 or 15 years old.

The NGO noted that none of the perpetrators have been brought to justice as most of the families haven’t even filed a lawsuit.

According to Sharia law operated in Iran, only the “blood owners” who are the immediate family members are allowed to demand execution for the murder of their loved one, therefore most honor killings go unpunished since families do not demand heavy punishment for another family member.

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