Iran hanged a murderer-rapist in public in Karaj city, the official IRNA
Iran hanged a murderer-rapist in public in Karaj city, the official IRNA
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Iran hanged a murderer-rapist in public in Karaj city, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The convicted 25-year-old man, identified as Omid Bargh, had raped and killed ten women in Karaj and in one of the northern cities of the country in 2008, the report said.
In the preliminary investigations, the murderer said his motivation of doing the crimes was "hatred towards and revenge from women", IRNA said.
He was hanged early in the morning in the Qods square of Karaj city, some 45 kilometers to the west of Tehran, according to the report.
The convicted 25-year-old man, identified as Omid Bargh, had raped and killed ten women in Karaj and in one of the northern cities of the country in 2008, the report said.
In the preliminary investigations, the murderer said his motivation of doing the crimes was "hatred towards and revenge from women", IRNA said.
He was hanged early in the morning in the Qods square of Karaj city, some 45 kilometers to the west of Tehran, according to the report.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Xinhua, Iran Human Rights, 24/01/2011)
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