Honour killing story: Zeynep Özdemir

Honour killing story caret-down caret-up caret-left caret-right Zeynep Özdemir born: 1974 stabbed to death: 13 March 2016 Residence: Bremerhaven Origin: Turkey Children: 2 daughters (7 and 18 years) Perpetrator: her ex-husband Yüksel Sahbaz (43 years) Zeynep was married to Yüksel by her family in Anatolia. Through family contacts the two came to Bremerhaven in 1997. […]

Honour killing story: Shilan Hassan

Honour killing story Shilan Hassan born: 1995 Shot dead: March 13, 2016 Residence: Hannover Origin: Iraq / Kurds / Jesides Children: unclear, probably none Perpetrator: her cousin Selfin Nahman Pesso (22 years) Shilan comes to Germany with her family at the age of 3. She is a German national and later studies real estate management. […]

Honour killing story: Raquel G.

Honour killing story Raquel G. born: 1970 stabbed to death: 7 March 2016 Location: Delmenhorst Origin: unclear Children: 2 (10 and 14 years) Perpetrator: her ex-boyfriend (48 years) Raquel has a teenage daughter and son. She lives with a man who may not be the father of the children. Raquel will divorce him around 2009 […]

Honour killing story: Ahmed

What is an honour killing? An honour killing is a murder in the name of honour. If a brother murders his sister to restore family honour, it is an honour killing. According to activists, the most common reasons for honour killings are as the victim: refuses to cooperate in an arranged marriage. wants to end […]

Honour killing story: Zora

Honour killing story Zora born: 1992 Attempted murder: 5-6 February 2016 Location: Dortmund Origin: Afghanistan Children: 2 Perpetrator: her husband (31 years) Zora and her husband are expected to come from Afghanistan to Dortmund at the end of 2015 and live in a hotel where asylum seekers are being accommodated. About 1 o’clock in the […]

Honour killing story: Maya, Mohammad, Bahar

Honour killing story Maya, Mohammad, Bahar born: 2009, 2011, 2015 thrown out of the window: 1 February 2016 Residence: Lohmar near Bonn Origin: Syria Perpetrator: her father Zanaar H. (36 years) At the end of 2015, Zanaar will arrive in Germany as a refugee from Syria via Turkey, Bulgaria and France. He takes his family […]

Honour killing story: Lilli W.

Honour killing story Lilli W. born: 1986 stabbed: 12/13 January 2016 Residence: Siegen Origin: Uzbekistan Children: 2 sons (6 and 10 years) Perpetrator: her husband Nurik / Nurjigit A. (31 years) Lilli and Nurik meet in Uzbekistan in 2004. In 2008 they move to Germany with their first son. The second son was born in […]