SAUDI ARABIA. SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER

14 May 2008 :

a Saudi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot, the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the SPA official news agency.
Abdullah bin Hamil Hederiss al-Shemari was found guilty of stabbing Ayman bin Warid bin Manahi al-Shemari to death.

(Sources: Agence France Presse, 13/05/2008)

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