An indicted murderer escaped death with the noose on...

An indicted murderer escaped death with the noose on his neck in Iran's northern city of Lahijan in the Gilan Province after being pardoned by the victim's family, the Persian daily Iran said.
The local elderly convinced the victim's family to grant pardon to Farhad Chameh, 21, who was to be publicly hanged for murdering Jalil Mobarhan, the paper said.
According to the Islamic shari'ah law, murder carries death penalty. A convicted murderer, however, can escape death if pardoned by the family of the victim.