Abek And Darbanou's Murder Case Study

An Iranian Muslim man living in Sydney, Australia has been charged in connection with the murder of his wife, who was allegedly killed for converting to Christianity.

According to local Australian media, the father of 35-year-old Nasrin Abek called the police when he had not heard from his daughter for quite some time. Cops then went to the Christian convert’s house to investigate and found her dead inside her house with multiple knife wounds, Mohabat News details.

Police found the knife used to stab Abek among the garbage in the building. Amir Darbanou, 42, her husband, has been arrested as the primary suspect in the crime.

Based on police investigations, the couple moved from Iran to Australia four years ago on bridging visas. Although there is no apparent history of domestic abuse, their neighbors said they heard screams from their apartment on the night that Abek was murdered.

Abek and Darbanou had been separated and the latter had stalked her before she was found dead in her Potts Point residential unit on Thursday.

Abek’s decision to embrace Christianity had angered her husband, leading to her murder, Yahooo 7 News reports.

Darbanou allegedly stabbed his wife multiple times then called his step-father in Iran. The suspicious tone of their phone conversation led the step-father to alert Australian police.

Edward Davidson, who lives just meters where the crime happened, said he did not hear any screaming or argument.

“This poor woman’s been stabbed to death in her home, metres from where I sleep and why couldn’t I do anything about that? (Police) asked if I’d heard screaming, heard an argument. I hadn’t,” said Davidson. “I said ‘did you kill your wife?’ … because I was angry and wanted an answer. He was standing there looking very calm, cool, collected.”

Darbanou had already appeared before the Central Local Court on Friday and has been charged with one count of murder. His next court appearance is scheduled on Nov.

24.