Woman Executed for Killing Four-Year-Old Stepdaughter in Iran
Iranian authorities have confirmed the execution of a woman convicted of killing her four-year-old stepdaughter in the country’s northwest.
Judicial officials said the child, identified as Ava, died in December 2023 after suffering severe brain injuries linked to repeated abuse allegedly inflicted by her stepmother.
According to Mizan Online, the judiciary’s official outlet, investigations and court proceedings led to the woman’s conviction in March 2024. She was sentenced under the principle of qisas, an Islamic legal provision that allows a victim’s family to demand capital punishment in murder cases.
The sentence was later upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court.
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Chief Justice of West Azerbaijan province, Naser Atabati, confirmed that the execution was carried out at dawn after the child’s biological mother insisted on the enforcement of retributive justice.
Authorities did not disclose the identity of the executed woman.
Iran retains the death penalty for serious crimes such as murder and rape, with executions typically carried out in the early hours of the day.
