SAUDI ARABIA. TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING BOY

31 January 2008 :

Saudi Arabia beheaded two men convicted of sexually assaulting a young boy after kidnapping him. Muhammad Hosawi and Majid bin Jaber were executed by the sword near the holy city of Medina, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
 
(Sources: Times of India, 31/01/2008)

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