07 June 2005 :

four Filipinos convicted of murdering a compatriot were beheaded by the sword in the western Saudi city of Taef. Miguel Fernandez, Sergio Aldana, Wilfredo Batista and Antonio Alviza were convicted of murdering Jaimie de la Cruz "by stabbing him repeatedly until he died," said a Saudi Interior ministry statement. They "stole all his money," the statement added.