Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Iran Executes Woman for Killing Stepdaughter
A woman in Iran was executed because she was found guilty of killing her 4-year-old stepdaughter named Ava.
Ava died in December 2023 from injuries caused by her stepmother.
The woman was sentenced to death in March 2024 under a law called qisas, which allows the victim's family to demand the death penalty.
The execution happened at dawn on a Saturday in West Azerbaijan province.
Iran uses the death penalty for serious crimes like murder and is one of the countries that uses it the most, after China.
The authorities did not share the name of the woman who was executed.
A woman in Iran was executed for killing her 4-year-old stepdaughter, Ava, in December 2023.
The woman was sentenced to death in March 2024 under the Islamic law of retribution (qisas).
The execution was carried out at dawn on a Saturday in West Azerbaijan province.
Ava's mother demanded retribution, leading to the execution.
Iran is the second most prolific user of the death penalty after China, according to human rights groups.
- Who
- A woman (unnamed) executed for killing her 4-year-old stepdaughter, Ava
- What
- Execution of a woman for the murder of her stepdaughter
- When
- Execution carried out at dawn on Saturday (unspecified date in 2024)
- Where
- West Azerbaijan province, Iran
- Why
- Convicted of killing her 4-year-old stepdaughter, Ava, under Islamic law of retribution (qisas)
- Victim
- Ava (4-year-old stepdaughter)
- Date of Crime
- December 2023
- Sentence
- Qisas (Islamic law of retribution)
- Execution Date
- Saturday (unspecified date in 2024)
- Location of Execution
- West Azerbaijan province, Iran
- Execution Method
- Hanging (typical in Iran)
- Iran's Death Penalty Rank
- Second most prolific after China