(L.A.) Nelly Mostadim, 46, Died in a Residence
Case Number: 2026-03905
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 46-year-old female that occurred at her residence.
The coroner’s office identified the woman as Nelly Mostadim and listed her race/ethnicity as Middle Eastern or North African [sic].
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl
RIP NELLY MOSTADIM (February 9, 1979 – March 5, 2026)
Formal pronouncement of death was made early Thursday morning.
The decedent spoke Persian. She appears to be the second local of Iranian origin to have died since the February 28 attacks. Throughout last year, we found only three records of deaths among locals connected to the Iranian community.