SAUDI ARABIA·DEATH PENALTY·MAY 7, 2001·1 MIN READ

Saudi Arabia beheaded an Egyptian man for stabbing...

Saudi Arabia beheaded an Egyptian man for stabbing to death an Egyptian woman and her son after a dispute

Saudi Arabia beheaded an Egyptian man for stabbing to death an Egyptian woman and her son after a dispute.The court which sentenced the man also said the family of the woman was entitled to "blood money", or compensation, from the murderer's relatives.

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(Sources: al-Watan newspaper reported by Reuters, 08/05/2001)