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Saudi Arabia Beheads Sri Lankan Nanny Despite International Calls for Clemency

The nanny, a 17-year old Sri Lankan woman at the time of her crime, was convicted of smothering a four-month old infant to death. Rizana Nafeek initially blamed the young boy’s death on choking. After her guilty verdict was confirmed by the Saudi Interior Ministry, Nafeek was behead by a sword-wielding executioner in the city […]

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