TikTok star ‘shot dead by brother for wearing crop tops in honour killing’

Eman Sami Maghdid was identified to her 47,000 followers as Mari or Maria (Image: Newsflash)

Eman Sami Maghdid, identified to her 47,000 followers as Mari or Maria, is believed to have been murdered in an ‘honour’ killing.

Her 17-year-old brother, who has not been named, allegedly fired eight or 9 bullets on the influencer on a highway within the metropolis of Erbil on Sunday night time.

Police arrested the teenager, in addition to one other particular person suspected of sheltering him.

Eman, 20, was identified for posting ‘rebellious’ pictures and movies on social media — together with photos of her smoking cigarettes, voicing her opinions and carrying crop tops and a crucifix.

Eman’s loss of life follows these of at the very least ten different girls this 12 months in Iraq’s Kurdistan area (Image: Mari Sam/Newsflash)

She is believed to have been murdered in an ‘honour’ killing (Image: Mari Sam/Newsflash)

It's believed she had not transformed from Islam to Christianity however merely wore the merchandise as a trend assertion.

In a put up on Fb in August final 12 months, she wrote: ‘I consider that people will at all times endure by the hands of different people.’

Her loss of life follows these of at the very least ten different girls this 12 months in Iraq’s Kurdistan area, together with 23-year-old transgender lady Doski Azad, who was additionally shot useless, allegedly by her brother.

She had needed to transfer dwelling repeatedly as a result of threats and was discovered useless in a ditch.

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