Iranian Woman Executed for Murdering Four-Year-Old Stepdaughter Under Islamic Law of Retribution

Dec 13, 2025 03:24 pm CST

A woman in northwestern Iran was executed after being convicted of killing her four-year-old stepdaughter under qisas, the Islamic law of retribution. The execution, carried out at dawn on Saturday, was demanded by the victim's mother and upheld by Iran's Supreme Court. Iran remains the world's second highest implementer of capital punishment after China, according to human rights organizations.