Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi woman for murdering her...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi woman for murdering her father and an Ethiopian man for killing a compatriot with an axe, the Saudi Press Agency reported
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Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi woman for murdering her father and an Ethiopian man for killing a compatriot with an axe, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The woman had been convicted of smothering her father while he was asleep and hitting his head with a rock, the agency said.
It said the Ethiopian had killed his countryman in a dispute, but gave no further details.
The executions, both in Asir region, raised to at least 16 the number of people put to death so far in 2002 in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
The woman had been convicted of smothering her father while he was asleep and hitting his head with a rock, the agency said.
It said the Ethiopian had killed his countryman in a dispute, but gave no further details.
The executions, both in Asir region, raised to at least 16 the number of people put to death so far in 2002 in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, 12/05/2002)
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