Babak Khorramdin's father says he also killed his daughter and son-in-law; reactions on social media

Iranian media reported on Monday, citing Mohammad Shahriari, head of Tehran's criminal prosecution, that Babak Khoramdin, a 46-year-old director whose dismembered body was found dumped in trash cans in several parts of the capital, was killed by his parents, a retired military man and a housewife.

Akbar Khorramdin had cited his son Babak's "moral problem" and "corruption" as the motive for his murder. Now, two days later, Akbar Khorramdin and his wife have confessed to the murder and mutilation of their son-in-law, Fariborz, in 2011, and their daughter, Arezo Khorramdin, in 2018, for similar motives.

What are people saying?

The announced details of the murder of three members of the Khoramdin family by their parents have sparked widespread reactions on social media.

Several users who are familiar with the Khoramdin family have written about their experiences and information about them.

“Hami” introduced himself as their “old friend and neighbor.” He wrote, expressing his dismay at hearing the news: “I may be making a wrong judgment… I may not respect people’s privacy, but just know that the person I called Uncle Akbar has torn his children to pieces.”

A user named "Ardebir" has responded to the claim of "her father repeatedly raping her since childhood" and "her mother informing her of this matter" by publishing a candid interview with a friend of one of the victims - Arezo Khoramdin.

Hossein Norouzi, a journalist and writer specializing in children and adolescents, emphasized the need to care for children, referring to the "spreading of murder and butchery" and the "spreading of all these details to family groups" on Telegram and WhatsApp, and wrote: "Both on Instagram and in these groups, children under the age of 15 and 16 are present."

Manley reacted in a tweet to the judge's statement about the lack of evidence of mental disorder in Babak Khorramdin's parents, writing that the "normal" does not mean that someone who mutilated his son and daughter is "normal"; rather, it means that "the murderer cannot escape punishment by citing mental disorder."

One user reacted to general conclusions from a specific incident and wrote: "It's not good that you have concluded from Babak Khorramdin's story that parents are so-and-so." Referring to cases where a child committed parental murder, he emphasized, should we conclude in those cases that "children are so-and-so? That no one should be considered sacred is a general fact, whether parents or anyone else."

Another user, publishing Akbar Khorramdin's statements during the public interrogation session, emphasized the flaws and weaknesses of the law and said, "In the end, his wife is to blame," that "he didn't know how to raise a child," and "A family man doesn't make mistakes! It was his wife and child who were to blame."

Source: Voice of America