A man has been sentenced to death while three others received long-term prison terms over the murder last year of prominent Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar.

A gardener who used to work at the villa of slain Iranian movie director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife has reportedly turned out to be the prime murderer. The bodies of Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar were found in the villa on the outskirts of Karaj near the Iranian capital, Tehran, days ago with knife wounds on their necks. Iranian ...