IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC

15 June 2011 :

Iran hanged in public a man convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in the southern town of Neyriz, the state television website reported.
The report did not identify the man but said he was a close relative of the girl, adding that he stole her gold before raping and murdering her.

(Sources: Iran Human Rights, AFP, 14/06/2011)

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