Sajjad Heydari, an Iranian resident, allegedly beheaded his 17-year-old wife in an "honor killing". It is reported by CNN with reference to the agency IRNA.
The incident occurred in the province of Khuzestan, located in western Iran, last week. A video appeared on the network of Heidari walking through the city of Ahvaz with a smile. In one hand he holds a knife, and in the other - the head of the murdered.
According to IRNA, at the time of her marriage with Heidari, the girl was 12 years old. The father of the deceased said that he received a legal certificate allowing his daughter to marry. At the same time, it is noted that the minimum age of marriage in Iran is 13 years for girls and 15 years for boys.
The mother of the suspect claims that her son had previously threatened to kill his wife. The girl managed to escape to Turkey four months before the incident, but her father persuaded her to return to Iran.
Heidari was arrested along with his brother, who, according to investigators, helped him commit the crime.
Earlier in the city of Lancaster, California, a married couple was accused of killing their children. According to investigators, in November 2020, 34-year-old Maurice Jewel Taylor beheaded two of his children: a 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy. For several days their bodies were in the house. The man showed them to his other two sons, aged 8 and 9. At the same time, the boys were kept in separate rooms without food. Authorities initially did not consider the children's mother, Natalie Broadwell, a suspect, but she was arrested in 2021 and faces the same charges.
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