Man Dies at the Hands of His Wife While Asleep Over Family Dispute Security forces acted immediately upon receiving the report to investigate

On Sunday, a tragic incident occurred in Baghdad, resulting in the death of a man at the hands of his wife while he was asleep in their home in the Hayakil area of Ghazaliya.

According to Iraqi security sources, the wife used a knife during the incident. Security forces arrested her immediately after receiving the report to investigate and determine the circumstances of the case.

No official statistics have been released regarding the annual number of similar family incidents in Iraq, but social media and news outlets occasionally report such cases across different provinces.

Recently, the country has witnessed several tragic family-related incidents, including a shooting in Baghdad by a man under the influence of alcohol that killed his daughter and injured his wife and son, as well as an incident in Al-Diwaniya that claimed the lives of four family members before the young man was killed by his brother.