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Sunday, January 10, 2016
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
Saudi executes Ethiopian woman for axe murder
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSaudi authorities on Sunday execute an Ethiopian woman convicted of murdering a Saudi female with an axe, the 50th death sentence carried out in the kingdom this year, the interior ministry says.
Jinat Farid was found guilty of killing Ghalia Eida al-Harithi by striking her repeatedly with an axe as the victim knelt to perform Muslim prayers, the ministry says in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.
After killing Harithi, Farid stole two gold rings and an unspecified amount of money, the ministry says.
She is executed in the western city of Taif.
The ministry does not specify any connection between the culprit and the victim, but the kingdom hosts large numbers of domestic workers that come from African and South Asian countries.
— AFP
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