1/16/15, "Saudi Arabia publicly beheads woman for allegedly murdering stepdaughter: report," NY Daily News, David Harding
"Saudi Arabia has publicly beheaded a Burmese woman for the rape and murder of her six-year-old stepdaughter.
Layla bint Abdul Mutaleb Bassim was shown being dragged through a car park repeatedly screaming "I did not kill" in a video leaked onto the Internet just prior to her execution, reports the Times of London.
Authorities say Bassim violated then beat to death her husband's daughter with a broomstick. The execution was the seventh in the Gulf Kingdom already this year.
Activists say that public executions are being used to try and spread fear among the general population, claims the Times.
It comes as Saudi is under pressure internationally following its decision to give a blogger 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for "insulting Islam.""
Image above via Live Leak: "Layla bint Abdul Mutaleb Bassim was shown being dragged through a car park repeatedly screaming 'I did not kill' in a video leaked onto the Internet just prior to her execution, reports the Times of London."
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1/17/15, "Saudi Arabia publicly beheads woman in Mecca for minor step-daughter's murder," ANI (Asian News Int.) via Yahoo News
"London, Jan 17 (ANI): Saudi Arabia publicly beheaded a Burmese woman in Mecca for sexual abuse and murder of her seven-year-old step-daughter.
According to The Independent, Laila Bint Abdul Muttalib Basim, a Burmese woman who resided in Saudi Arabia, was executed by sword on Monday after being dragged through the street and held down by four police officers.
A video of the execution posted online showed the woman screaming "I did not kill. I did not kill," as she took three blows that led to her intended death.
The video was later removed by YouTube in the wake of its policy on "shocking and disgusting content".
The Saudi Ministry of the Interior said in a statement that it believed the sentence was warranted due to the severity of the crime, the report added. (ANI)"
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