A former mayor of Tehran who once served as one of Iran’s vice presidents, appeared in court to face charges of murdering his wife.

Iran Press/Iran news: Mohammad Ali Najafi attended the court session on Saturday in Tehran to defend himself at his trial on charges related to killing his wife.

Najafi has already confessed to killing his wife, Iran Press reported.

This was the first court hearing that investigates the murder of his wife, Mitra Ostad, who was killed with a handgun.

With gunshots in her chest, Ostad was found dead at her home in Tehran on 28 May 2019.

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