SAUDI BEHEADED FOR RAPE

Saudi police officers are seen in Riyadh

03 November 2008 :

a Saudi Arabian convicted of rape was beheaded by the sword in the capital Riyadh, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
Abdullah Mehnishi allegedly committed the crime after breaking into the victim's house. He then fled with her cell phone.

(Sources: Agence France presse, 31/10/2008)

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