A father strangled his 14 years old daughter because of her suspicious behaviour
Iran Human Rights, November 1: A man has killed his own 14 years old daughter because of what he called "her suspicious behaviour".
According to the Iranian daily newspaper Quds, a 14 years old girl identified as Maryam was found dead in her home in the city of Shiraz. It was the girl´s mother who found her dead in her bedroom.
After some investigation teh girl´s father confessed to the police that he had killed his daughter Maryam.
He explained: "Maryam had been acting suspiciously lately, and I suspected that she was having an affair with a man. The night before her death she had nausea and abdominal pain. This made me certain about my suspicion.
He continued:" In the middle of the night, when she was asleep, I went to her room and strangled her with her head scarf".
The father is going to be tried for killing his daughter.
However, he is not going to be charged with murder, since according to the Iranian law, if a father or grandfather (on father´s side) kill his child or grandchild, he will not be charged and punished for murder. They normally get few years in prison or have to pay blood money the the victim´s family. But since they are head of teh family, normally they are not punished.
According to human rights lawyers, this law is one of the reasons for the increasing number of "honor killings" in Iran.
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