Honour killing story: Mona (2019)

Mona
born: 2003
Attempted murder: 3 March 2019
Residence: Friedrichshafen (Lake Constance)
Origin: Perpetrator: Turkey
Children: no
Perpetrator: her ex-boyfriend (21 years)

On March 3, 2019 at 2 a.m., a Turk stabs his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend in the parking lot of a discotheque. Lethally wounded, she is taken to the hospital and survives.

The perpetrator flees and reports to the police the next afternoon with a family member. He was born in Germany and is a Turkish citizen. He had already been convicted of threats and riots. The origin of the victim and the names of those involved are not known.

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 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.