Iran Human Rights, March 1: A father killed his 16 years old daughter in Tehran reported the Iranian daily Etemaad. The girl who is identified as Nasrin was shot dead yesterday morning February 28.

The father, identified as Gholam Abbas, told the police that he had been suspicious of Nasrin’s behaviour for some time. That day she left the house early morning to meet a friend and when she came back around 9’oclock I shot her twice and killed her.

According to the police, the family seemed happy and some family members even thanked Gholam Abbas for killing Nasrin.

According to the pragraph 220 of Iranian islamic law, if father or father’s father killes his child or grand child, he will not be punished for murder.

Experts say that incidence of honor killings has been increasing i the recent years in Iran.

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