Honour killing story: Yasmin I. - No Honor In Killing

Yasmin I.
born: 1990
Stabbed to death: 14 March 2014
Location: Ahaus (near Münster)
Origin: supposed Turkey
Children: 3 (2, 4, 6 years)
Perpetrator: her ex-husband Ibrahim I. (34 years)

Yasmin lives with her three children separated from her husband. The family court forbids Ibrahim to enter the apartment.

On 14 March 2014 he will visit her at noon in the family apartment. He kills her with 28 knife stings. Yasmin bleeds to death at the scene of the crime.

Two children are in kindergarten during the crime. The youngest daughter is in the apartment.

After the crime, the perpetrator turns himself in to the police and is remanded in custody.

In August the lawsuit starts before the District Court of Münster. In October Ibrahim is sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for manslaughter.

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.