New statements from the killer, Elahe Hosseinnajad: When she took her iPhone out of her bag to transfer money to me, I was tempted as soon as I laid eyes on the phone.

The killer of Elahe Hosseinzadeh:

When we reached near Islamshahr, he said that his mother was not feeling well and asked me to take a larger amount and to drop him off in front of their house.

I also agreed, but when he took his iPhone out of his bag to transfer money to me, I was tempted when I saw the phone and decided to steal it. However, he resisted, so I stabbed him four times with the knife I had with me.

When I saw the pictures of the murdered person on social media, I got scared and threw my phone away. The silver Samand belonged to my brother, and I used to drive passengers with it every few days. I had been arrested once before because of my mischief.

I was very scared, but I tried to act normal. I was hiding for a few days in the upper floor of a coffee shop belonging to one of my friends near the Navab Highway. To avoid raising suspicion, I told the owner of the coffee shop that my landlord wanted me to vacate the place and that I would stay there until I could rent a place.