In Iran, a man brutally murdered his wife on suspicion of illicit relations and then roamed the streets with her severed head. Whoever saw this dreadful sight, his breath stopped for a while.
In Iran, a man brutally murdered his wife on suspicion of illicit relations and then roamed the streets with her severed head. Whoever saw this horrifying sight, his breath stopped for a while. A video of this also went viral on social media, after which the police arrested two people including the accused. The name of the deceased woman is being told as Mona Heidari.
Husband and brother-in-law executed the crime
According to Iran’s news agency IRNA, police suspect that 17-year-old Mona Hydari was killed by her husband and brother-in-law in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz. On Monday, the police arrested two persons in this connection. The police took this action after coming to know about their hiding place. It is seen in the viral video that a man is walking with a smile on his face with the severed head of the woman in his hand. He also has a big knife in his other hand.
Demand for reform of laws
There has been an earthquake in Iran due to this incident. On the one hand, there is a demand to take strict steps to stop such incidents. At the same time, there is a demand to increase the age of marriage. Currently, the age of 13 is legally prescribed in Iran. At the same time, Vice President of Women’s Affairs Insiah Khazali said that awareness should be increased from the authorities to stop such cases. Im people in Iran are also angry about this incident. They are demanding social and legal reforms.
‘We are all responsible for this crime’
In Iran, the reformist magazine Daily Sajandgi wrote that a man was beheaded, his head was exposed on the street and the killer was not ashamed of his actions. How can we accept such a tragedy. Such a murder of a woman should not happen again. Similarly, Iran’s well-known filmmaker Tahmineh Milani wrote on Instagram, Mona fell victim to ignoring a serious problem. We are all responsible for this crime’.
Was married in just 12 years
After the murder of Mona Hydari, the number of calls to reformist lawyers has increased. Women troubled by domestic violence in Iran are raising their voice. After the murder of Hydari, there is also a demand to increase the legal age of marriage for girls in the country. Currently, the age of 13 is legally prescribed in Iran. According to Iranian media, Mona Hydari was married at the age of only 12 and had a three-year-old son when she was murdered. Meanwhile, officials blocked news website Rokna from posting the viral video, saying the man’s video was mentally disturbing.
