Honour killing

Honour killing story: Wanja

Honour killing story

Wanja
born: 2001
Murder: 12 September 2018
Place of residence: Hamm
Origin: Victim: Bulgaria; Perpetrator: Syria
Children: unclear
Perpetrator: a Syrian (at act 24 y.)
Wanja comes from Bulgaria, has her residence in the Netherlands and is for unknown reason in Westphalian Hamm. On September 12, her body is discovered in the bushes at an airfield. On the same evening a Syrian is arrested at the station.

There is nothing known about the motif. So it can be an honour motive or not. The correct names of the participants are not known.

Ralph Geissen

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