Double femicide: Man kills wife and mother-in-law in Firuzabad

Hengaw – Sunday, May 18, 2025

A case of double femicide was reported in Firuzabad County, Fars Province, where a man fatally attacked his wife and mother-in-law in response to his wife's request for a divorce.

Hengaw Human Rights Organization has learned that on Saturday, May 17, 2025, the suspect used a knife to stab his 23-year-old wife, Eliana Kouhi, and 45-year-old mother-in-law, Farideh Bagheri, multiple times. Both women were transported to the hospital with critical injuries but died shortly after due to the severity of their wounds.

According to a report by Etemad Online, the suspect fled the scene following the attack but was later apprehended by law enforcement. He admitted that the motive behind the killings was his wife's intention to seek a divorce. The report named neither the perpetrator nor the victims.