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A girl was set on fire by her brother and father in Tehran

3 Aug 08
A girl was set on fire by her brother and father in Tehran

Iran Human Rights, August 3: A girl was set on fire by her own brother and father, and died in Tehran reported the state run news agency Fars.

The girl is identified as Somayeh and was 27 years old.

The incident happened on Thursday July 31 in Nazi abad area of Tehran. According to the eye witness, the victim’s mother run into the street screaming that her husband has set their daughter on fire, said the report.

According to the report police has arrested the girl’s father and brother and is investigating the case further.

According to several reports, the number of honor killings has been increasing in Iran. Human rights defenders and lawyers point at the Iranian law where murder of children by father or father’s father doesn’t count as murder.