A 21-year-old woman stabbed a man having sex on March 5 in a hotel room in the town of Henderson, in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in the United States. She claims to have acted in retaliation for the death of an Iranian general killed by the American army.
According to the police report, obtained by the Associated Press, this young woman, Nika Nikoubin, and her victim met online through a dating site. They then agreed to meet in a hotel room on March 5 in this small Nevada town.
When the day came, the two lovers consumed alcohol and began to have sex. The young woman then blindfolded the man and turned off the light. The latter then “felt pain on the side of his neck”, according to American media.
Nika Nikoubin allegedly stabbed him in the neck. After being stabbed, the man fled to call police and rescue, while the young woman ran out of the room, telling a hotel worker that she had just stabbed a man.
She said she wanted to hurt her victim but not kill her
Police said they acted “in revenge against US troops for the murder of Qassem Soleimani in 2020”. She allegedly told investigators that she intended to hurt her lover but not to kill him. The victim’s condition is not known at this time.
Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a 2020 US-led airstrike in Iraq. He was extremely powerful and directed the external operations of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and was the key man for Iranian influence in the Middle East.
According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, Nika Nikoubin is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on March 24.