SAUDI ARABIA: EGYPTIAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING WOMAN, BURNING HER BODY

An Egyptian man was executed on 15 September 2021 in Saudi Arabia for killing a woman and burning her body in Medina.
Egyptian Issam Mohammed Helal was convicted of strangling illegal expatriate resident Aisha Mustafa Mohammed Al Bernawi to death and burning her body in Medina to conceal his crime, the Saudi Ministry of Interior said in a statement.
The perpetrator was arrested by security authorities. He confessed to the crime before courts.
The death sentence was upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. A royal order was also issued to implement the ruling. The perpetrator was executed in the Medina prison.