Najafi admits to kill his wife. (Image via Washington Post)

Tehran Ex-Mayor Najafi Handed to Prosecutors Over Wife’s Killing

Mohammad Ali Najafi tuned himself in to the police after killing his second wife, Mitra Ostad. The 65 ex-mayor of Tehran confessed in killing his 35-year-old wife using a gun, at her home. The news of this has shocked the country.

Mr. Najafi told the reporters that he has been living separately from his wife. He also attempted to get a divorce, which was unsuccessful, because his wife did not want to get divorced. Mr. Najafi had some argument with his wife at her home. Later on, he took a loaded gun and a pillow and went to the bathroom, where his wife was.

Seeing the gun, Mrs. Ostad got scared and threw herself on him, which caused a scuffle and Mr. Najafi shot her. The moment his wife died, Najafi was thinking to shoot himself as well, but he suddenly thought it would be better to through legal means—that is why he turned himself in. According to the police, it turns out that Mr. Najafi’s gun-owning permit had expired since four years ago.

A Twitter user posted a video where Mr. Najafi greeted with great defense by the Tehran police, with no handcuffs on top of that. The video received reactions from other Twitter users and most of them dislike how the police handled the situation.

However, a spokesperson of Tehran’s police stated that they offered him a cup of tea because the accident happened before Iftar. When Mr. Najafi turned himself in, it was Iftar time, so the police decided to give him a cup of tea as a humane act.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48465271