Honour killing story

Mara
born: 1984
Murder: 20 September 2020
Residence: Rastatt (at Karlsruhe)
Origin: Perpetrator: Syria
Children: unclear
Perpetrator: her husband (36 years old at the time of the crime)
Mara's husband is already forbidden to approach her when he stabs her in her apartment on September 20, 2020. Another man is seriously injured.

The perpetrator has been arrested at the station of Rastatt.

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:

Questions about honour killings

  • refuses to cooperate in an arranged marriage.

  • wants to end the relationship.

  • was the victim of rape or sexual assault.

  • was accused of having a sexual relationship outside of marriage.

Human rights activists believe that 100,000 honour killings are carried out every year, most of which are not reported to the authorities and some are even deliberately covered up by the authorities themselves, for example because the perpetrators are good friends with local policemen, officials or politicians. Violence against girls and women remains a serious problem in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Serbia and Turkey.

Posted in Honour killing, Investigation and tagged , , , , .