Honour killing stories 2014

3 children born: 2011, 2012, 2013 thrown out of the window: 18 March 2014 Location: Treuchtlingen/Franken Origin: Perpetrator: Iraq Perpetrator: her father Aras K. (30 years) The 30-year-old Aras comes from Iraq. His 22-year-old wife Katja comes from Portugal and wears a headscarf for him. They live in seclusion and have 3 children: a 10 […]

Honour killing stories 2013

Susanne born: 1965 Assassinated: 11 January 2013 Residence: Bad Krozingen (near Freiburg) Origin: Victim: Germany; Perpetrator: Turkey Children: 3 (of which 1 together) Perpetrator: her divorced husband (32 years) For some reason Susanne marries the 16 year younger Ali, who lives in Turkey, in 2003. Maybe it was a holiday flirtation, which was followed by […]

Honour killing stories 2012

Dilara Ö. born: 1992 Attempted murder: 1 January 2012 Residence: Steinbüchel (Leverkusen) Origin: unclear, presumably Turkey Children: 1 daughter (2 years) Perpetrator: her husband Yusuf (36 years) Dilara is 19 years old and has a two year old daughter. This may (but need not) indicate a forced marriage. On January 1, 2012, Yusuf throws his […]

Honour killing stories 2011

Martina Kreutzer born: 1987 stabbed: 24 January 2011 Residence: Krefeld Origin: Victim: Germany; Perpetrator: Turkey Children: 2 (18 months, 3 years) Offender: her partner Sinan Emre (21 years old, born in Germany) Round 2006 Martina and Sinan (who were born in Krefeld and have Turkish parents) get to know each other at school. They have […]

Honour killing stories 2010

Selma Born: 1963 shot: 15 January 2010 Residence: Wuppertal-Elberfeld Origin: Turkey Children: 1 daughter (11 years old at the time of the crime) Perpetrator: her divorced husband Yusuf C. (at the time of the crime 42 years old) When the trial against Yusuf C. begins in August 2010 before the district court of Wuppertal, witnesses […]

Honour killing stories 2009

Mizgin / Müdje B. born: 1990 stabbed and run over: 1 January 2009 Residence: Harsewinkel (near Gütersloh) Origin: Turkey Children: none Perpetrator: her cousin and husband Önder B., aged 26 at the time of the crime. The Kurdish woman Müdje B. (in some newspapers she is also called Mizgin) was born in Germany and married […]