Mohammed Bijeh

Mohammed Bijeh
Born1974
Torbat-e Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran[1]
Died16 March 2005(2005-03-16) (aged 30–31)
Pakdasht, Iran
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims54
Span of crimes
June 2002 – September 2004
CountryIran
State(s)Pakdasht

Mohammed Bijeh (Persian: محمد بيجه; 1974 – 16 March 2005) was an Iranian serial killer. He was convicted of raping and killing 54 young boys between June 2002 and September 2004, and was sentenced to 100 lashes followed by execution. All the boys were between 8 and 15 years old. The murder of children around Tehran was recognized as the largest criminal case in contemporary Iranian history and strongly influenced public opinion in the country.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Kids who are still hearing from brick burning furnaces" (in Persian). Young journalists club. 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ Bibi Farsi - Detention of 22 child killers around Tehran
  3. ^ Bibi Persian - The trial of a person accused of killing Pakdasht children