One of the questions could be translated either as “who is your boyfriend?” or “who is your friend?” Confused and in shock, the victim then asks the man behind the camera where all the blood covering his abdomen was coming from. As the young man is seen lying on his side, covered with blood, a voice, presumably that of his attacker, asks what his name is, where his home is, and other details about him. According to some media reports, Mutairi had been on his way home in Baghdad’s Yarmouk neighborhood when his assailant, in pursuit, caught the teenager and began repeatedly stabbing him. Kurdistan24 reports: ‘The victim is said to be a 15-year-old, known as Hamoudi al-Mutairi, who had earlier posted pictures challenging gender stereotypes. The victim asks whats is coming out of his body, as the attacker replies: “It’s your guts” The killer can be heard in the video asking the boy “What is your name? Where is your house?” with Mohammed crying and urging him to go to hospital and get his mother. The brutal slaughter caused the boy’s name, # حمودي_المطيري, to trend on Twitter.Īlbawaba reports: ‘The video shows the victim lying on the ground, unable to move as he bleeds to death.
