AFP/Riyadh
Saudi Arabia beheaded yesterday a rapist and two murderers.
Saudi Mohamed bin Ali bin Mohamed al-Bishi was convicted of raping his victim at gunpoint, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
“He also committed a number of armed robberies causing panic amongst the society. He had entered a number of homes by force and tried to kidnap and rape women and children,” the statement said.
Authorities carried out the sentence in the southwestern region of Asir.
In a separate case, Hamoud bin Salih bin Falih al-Zubi was executed in Riyadh for gunning down a fellow Saudi during a brawl.
And another native of the kingdom, Falih bin Misnad bin Rabea al-Inzi, was beheaded in Qassim region for a fatal stabbing.
