While speaking to officers at the hotel, Nikoubin said she wanted to get revenge for a drone strike, which killed Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani in 2020. Soleimani was a popular Iranian military officer and right-hand man to the country’s supreme leader. Former President Donald Trump called for Soleimani’s assassination to kill “the number-one terrorist anywhere in the world” to protect “American diplomats and military personnel” worldwide.
The 8 News Now Investigators obtained body camera video in December, showing officers talking to Nikoubin before her arrest.
“I guess out of spite and revenge,” she told the officer when he asked why she stabbed the victim.
“What do you mean by that? Like, why?” the officer asked.
“I mean the U.S. killed Soleimani. Lots of blood spilled,” she said. “So, I feel like, it’s fair that American blood be spilled.”
prior article from March 2022: https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/stabbings/woman-blindfolded-stabbed-date-in-revenge-for-iranian-leaders-death-police-say-2543696/
content warning because defendant mentions her prior SA
there's an old locked hexbear post that I stumbled into about this and I just figured an update was in order.
you may want to resist the urge to say "based" because the whole story is pretty sad and I'm mostly posting because I'm glad she avoided prison time and is receiving treatment.
Counterpoint: based.