A former London-based filmmaker, Babak Khorramdin was allegedly murdered by his parents in an 'honour killing' after he returned home, to Iran. The dismembered, mutilated body of the 47-year-old, was found in garbage bags and a suitcase in the town of Ekbatan, in western Tehran on Sunday.
According to reports, an argument had broken out between the father and son over Babak's unmarried status. The Head of Tehran's Criminal Court Mohammad Shahriari, said that the father confessed to anaesthetising his son before stabbing him to death and then chopping up his body and disposing the remains. Following the statement, both parents have been taken into custody for further investigation.
Babak made a number of short films while in London including 'Crevice' and 'Oath to Yashar', which focused on his experiences of moving away from Iran and being away from his family.
Meanwhile, a tweet by Iranian journalist Golnar Motevalli, the parents have also confessed to killing their daughter and son-in-law. The father was quoted saying, 'I feel no remorse at all, as my son was single and was harassing us'.