According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, a 33-year-old woman from the Devashtich district of the Sughd region hanged herself due to severe pressure from her father-in-law and mother-in-law.
It is reported that a criminal case has been initiated against the 65-year-old father-in-law and the 63-year-old mother-in-law of the deceased under part 2 of Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Driving to suicide). It is unknown whether the suspects have been detained or remain at large.
“From 2021 to the present, the suspects insulted their daughter-in-law, a 33-year-old resident of this district, regularly humiliating her, which led to the victim taking her own life by hanging at her home on November 17, 2023, at approximately 11:10 AM,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.