An Afghan woman who fled to the United States with her husband and two children will soon be dragged to Sweden to face murder charges.
The Swedish government has urged the United States to allow the extradition of 25-year-old Wajiha Korashi, who is accused of murdering a man along with her husband, 24-year-old Farid Vaziri.
Prosecutors allege Korashi had a secret relationship with the victim, identified by local Swedish media as 37-year-old Ako Hameed Abbas.
Weeks before his death, the affair was discovered and Korashi claimed that Abbas had raped her.
Local police investigated her claims at the time, but Abbas was released without charge after officers saw a video of the couple having sex.
On Wednesday, the Sacramento federal court ruled that there is enough evidence for Sweden to reasonably accuse Korashi of murder. She will be handed over to Swedish authorities and deported at a later date.
The Swedish government is urging the United States to allow the extradition of 25-year-old Wajiha Korashi, who is accused of murder.
Abbas had told his brother that he and Korashi had been having an affair for six months.
Korashi was arrested in Elk Grove, California in May. She lived among fellow Afghan refugees.
It is unclear when she first arrived in the United States. She fled Afghanistan and started a new life in Sweden in 2020.
Officials believe the couple may have crossed the border into the US with their children using fake identification documents.
Vaziri has not been arrested and his whereabouts are unknown. He is still on Europol’s most wanted fugitives list.
According to the list, Vaziri is wanted for murder and grievous bodily harm. The 24-year-old is considered ‘dangerous’.
Vaziri has not been arrested and his whereabouts are unknown. He is still on Europol’s most wanted fugitives list
Korashi’s federal public defender Mia Crager told the Sacramento Bee: ‘She did not plan or carry out any murder.
“Wajiha Korashi was caught between the jealousy of two men.”
On March 11, Swedish police found a body wrapped in plastic bags and stuffed in a duffel bag in the forest near Stockholm.
The victim’s throat was cut from ear to ear and he was bruised. The victim was later identified in local media as Abbas.
Abbas had been reported missing three days earlier after telling his brother that he met with Korashi and Vaziri on March 7. When family members had not heard from him by March 8, they called authorities.
Police went to the couple’s home after discovering the victim’s identity, aware that weeks earlier they had dismissed a rape allegation against Korashi involving Abbas.
According to the list, Vaziri is wanted for murder and grievous bodily harm. The 24-year-old is considered ‘dangerous’.
Prosecutors allege Korashi asked an old classmate for “rohypnol, GHB, ketamine” or some other drug that could be put in a drink to knock someone out. The classmate did not give her drugs.
According to court documents seen by DailyMail.com, the victim expressed concern that something would happen to him during the meeting with Korashi and Vaziri.
A witness identified only as “Brother 1” who was in the apartment when the meeting took place reportedly told Swedish authorities that he “was asked to take the children to another room in the apartment because the adults were with them.” had to talk’. [the] victim.’
The document states: ‘Brother 1 did this and when he later heard a commotion and came outside to investigate, he saw Victim 1 lying on the ground with blood around his head.’
Prosecutors allege Korashi had a secret relationship with the victim, identified by local Swedish media as 37-year-old Ako Hameed Abbas (pictured)
Three people, one of whom was identified as Korashi, were said to be “moving nervously through the body.” The witness said he then left the apartment.
Prosecutors allege cell phone records show Korashi’s phone was used for 30 minutes near the woods where the body was found.
The day before discovering Abbas’ body, police reportedly visited Korashi’s unit, where they discovered the door had been left unlocked.
“It appeared that the residents had suddenly left,” the report said.
It had been thoroughly cleaned, but there were traces of blood on the living room couch and in the bathroom.
Fibers from the victim’s pants were found in the carpet of the abandoned apartment.
Swedish prosecutor Cecilia Tepper has since claimed that the murder contained elements of an honor killing.
But honor killings generally result in the deaths of women and not men, which has raised even more questions.
Sahar Razavi, director of the Iranian and Middle East Studies Center at Sacramento State, told the publication, “In the case of rape, it would be the man who violates the family’s honor.”