16 January 2008 :
Saudi authorities beheaded an Indonesian maid, Yanti Irianti, 35, convicted of killing her employer, the Interior Ministry announced. In a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, the ministry said the maid used a pillow to suffocate her employer Aisha Al Makhaled and then stole her jewellery in the southern province of Asir.(Sources: Associated Press, 12/01/2008; Arab News, 12/02/2008)