A 13-year-old girl was allegedly beheaded by her own father in a brutal ‘honor-killing’ in Iran while she was sleeping.
Romina Ashrafi was killed with a sickle weapon in her family home in Hovigh, Talesh county, Iran, as a form of ‘punishment.’
The teenage girl initially fled the family home with a 35-year-old man she had fallen in love with after her father disagreed to allow them to get married, Iran International TV said.
The pair were later caught by the authorities after their families filed complaints. Romina was returned home, despite ‘repeated warnings’ that she feared for her life before her father then allegedly murdered her with a sickle on May 21.
After the murder, the girl’s father allegedly handed himself in and admitted to the murder, while still holding the blood-soaked weapon.
District Governor Kazem Razmi confirmed that the girl’s father is being held in custody and an investigation into the case is underway.