A man who called 911 on Sunday morning saying he had killed his wife was arrested at their Auburn home, according to Auburn Police.
Officers arrived after the husband phoned emergency dispatchers and reported what had happened.
Police say they took the suspect, 37-year-old Sayed Nazir Sadat, into custody without incident.
He later admitted to killing his wife by strangulation while she slept, according to the department.
According to court documents, he allegedly planned to kill his wife for at least a week because he suspected she was cheating on him.
Sadat told police upon his arrest that in Afghanistan, where the couple emigrated from in 2023, people can be killed for being in an “adulterous relationship,” court documents said.
He allegedly told police that he had thought about killing his wife several times in the last year because he was “confident she was having an affair,” according to court documents.
The victim was identified by the King County Medical Examiner as 43-year-old Geety Sadat.
Investigators said she died from asphyxiation caused by manual strangulation.
Police also noted there had been no previous calls to the family’s address.
Three children — ages 6, 9 and 11 — were inside the home at the time.
Authorities believe the kids did not witness the killing, and none of them were hurt.
They have since been placed in protective custody.
Sadat is being held at the King County Jail on $3 million bail as the investigation continues.
According to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, this is the 13th domestic violence homicide in King County this year. One case was family violence and the other 12 were intimate partner violence cases.
“Domestic violence is not a private matter — it’s a public safety crisis,” said David Martin, Chair of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Unit. “Behind every statistic is a person whose life mattered — and a family and community left to grieve. Awareness must mean more than recognition; it must drive the change that saves lives.”
If you or a loved one is impacted by relationship abuse and domestic violence, you are not alone. You can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 24/7 for help at 1-800-799-7233 for resources. You can also text “start” to 88788.
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