An Iranian child bride who was forced to marry at 15 has been hanged in Iran for murdering her husband who had abused her for years. The victim, Samira Sabzian, 29, who had been in prison for the past decade, was executed at dawn in Ghezel Hesar prison in the …
Read More »Three hanged for Iraq bombing that killed more than 300 people
Iraq has hanged three people convicted of involvement in a vehicle bombing in Baghdad that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds in 2016. On 3 July 2016 a vehicle filled with explosives was blown up next to a crowded shopping centre in Karrada, a mainly Shia Muslim …
Read More »Update: Moment Iran hanged 23-year-old protester after finding him guilty of “enmity against God” (video)
Iran has publicly hanged a 23-year-old man in what is the second execution linked to the recent anti-government protests. Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, was hanged early on Monday, December 12 in the city of Mashhad, Iran’s judiciary said. Rahnavard, who is also a wrestler was hanged just 23 days after …
Read More »Daughter executes her own mum by kicking away chair as she was hanged
A daughter executed her own mother by kicking away the chair as she was hanged in Iran. Maryam Karimi was condemned to die for killing her husband, who reportedly subjected her to years of abuse and refused to grant her a divorce. Maryam’s father and only relative, Ebrahim, had tried to intervene …
Read More »Soldier dies just weeks after his girlfriend who was found hanged at Army barracks
A British soldier has died less than a month after his girlfriend, who was also a soldier was found hanged at the Army barracks where she worked. Sophie Madden, 23, was found dead at the Overhill Training Centre at St Martin’s Plain Camp, near Folkestone, UK on June 10 and …
Read More »Expatriate found hanged in his office in Lagos
An Indian national was found hanged in his office in what is suspected to be suicide. 42-year-old Devendra Singh’s body was found in his private office on Egbeyemi Street, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State. Singh, a field worker at the Agro Nigeria Limited, Ikeja, was driven to his …
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