19 December 2016 :
Saudi national Majid bin Abdulla bin Humood Al-Otaibi was executed in Riyadh for murdering a compatriot after a heated argument.The Penal Court found Majid guilty of stabbing to death Badr bin Humood bin Nuwaishi Al-Otaibi and sentenced him to capital punishment.
The Saudi Court of Appeals and the High Court upheld the death sentence and a plea for royal mercy was turned down.
(Sources: GDN Online Desk, 19/12/2016)