Auburn man strangles wife to death in “honor killing”

An Auburn man was charged with murder after he called police early in the morning Nov. 23 and told them that he had killed his wife.

On Nov. 26, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) charged Sayed Sadat, 37, of Auburn, with first-degree murder after, according to charging documents, he strangled his wife, Geety Sadat, 43, to death.

According to documents, Sayed Sadat said that around 7 a.m. Nov. 23, he killed Geety Sadat as an “honor killing” because he suspected that she was having an affair…

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