The victim Bahrami said that she was a pretty girl at that time, and was pursued by many boys, including her teacher. When Muwahedi's mother proposed to her family, she had never even seen Muwahedi. Bahrami said that after she rejected Muwahedi's proposal, Muwahedi began to stalk her, and claimed that if she would not marry him, she could not marry anyone else. Bahrami was forced to report Muwahedi to the police, but they thought that Muwahedi had not caused her actual harm, so they could not intervene.