A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Assyr after being convicted of

22 December 2008 :

A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Assyr after being convicted of murdering his father, the interior ministry said.
Obeid Ben Said Al-Qahtani was found guilty of shooting his father during an argument, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
 
(Sources: ANSA, 20/12/2008)

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