Anita Khordmand Born: 1995
Murdered: 2 August 2022
Residence: Gonabad-e Kavusin, Golestān, Iran
Origin: Iran
Children: son (5 years)
Perpetrators: her husband with 3 helpers
Witnesses state to the activist Iranian news organization HRA-News that Anita Khordmand was murdered by her husband on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, near Azadshahr, in Golestān Province, Iran. He was reportedly assisted by 3 other persons in the process.
The mother of a 5-year-old son reportedly left for her father's house about a month ago with the intention of divorcing her husband. A local witness stated, "She was planning to go to a wedding with her family members on the night of the murder." That evening, Anita said she would leave her child with her husband and come to the ceremony.
The suspects were arrested by the police.
The murder is considered an honor killing and the punishment for it is very low in Iran because their law is based on sharia law and is not in line with international laws and regulations.