Honour killing story
Freshta Akhundzada
born: 1982
Assassinated: 11 July 2012
Residence: Hamburg
Provenance: Victim: Afghanistan; Perpetrator: Iran
Children: 1 son (6 months)
Perpetrator: her partner Babak S. (32 years)
born: 1982
Assassinated: 11 July 2012
Residence: Hamburg
Provenance: Victim: Afghanistan; Perpetrator: Iran
Children: 1 son (6 months)
Perpetrator: her partner Babak S. (32 years)
Freshta works in her father's grocery store. She has been living together with the Iranian Babak S for over 2 years. They have a 6 month old son and a joint custody.
On 11 July 2012 Babak reports his partner as missing. He hangs up posters.
Three-days later, a hiker finds Freshta's body cut into pieces in a plastic bag at the Hummelsbütteler Mooren in Hamburg. That same evening, her partner is arrested. He confesses to the crime. The baby comes to Freshta's family.
In April 2013, Babak will be sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for manslaughter by the Hamburg District Court.
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