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Iran's 'black widow' Kolthoum Akbari faces death sentence
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Kolthoum Akbari, a 56-year-old Iranian woman known as the "Black Widow," has been sentenced to death for killing at least 10 husbands over two decades through poisoning and suffocation.
- Akbari used temporary marriages (sigheh) with elderly men to gain dowries, then drugged them with rubbing alcohol, sedatives, and other medications before killing them, allegedly motivated by greed.
- The killings came to light after the death of her 82-year-old husband, who complained of being forced to take medication before he died in 2023.
- Ten families have opted for qisas (eye-for-an-eye punishment), while at least one accepted blood money (diya) under Islamic Sharia law; victims were spread across various towns, delaying discovery.
- The court issued 10 death sentences and additional years for attempted murder, with families given until the end of the month to appeal the verdict.
