An Iranian man was murdered in a vile homophobic attack mere days before he was due to join his partner in Turkey. On May 4, Alireza was lured into a car by his brother, who told him their father wanted to speak with him. An Iranian man was murdered in a vile homophobic attack mere days before he was due to join his partner in Turkey. Pic: Alireza Fazeli-Monfared/Twitter The young man was driven to the village of Borumi, where he was murdered and beheaded by his relatives in a brutal ‘honour killing’. Tragically, it has emerged that Alireza was killed days before he was due to leave Iran to live with his partner, Aghil Abyat, in Turkey.