Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia for killing baby

Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia for killing baby

 

Saudi Arabia has beheaded a Sri Lankan domestic worker for killing a baby in her care in 2005 in a case that has been widely condemned by rights groups.

The maid, Rizana Nafeek, had denied killing the four-month-old boy.

Her supporters say she was only 17 at the time of the killing. They say her execution is a breach of international child rights.

The Sri Lankan government condemned the execution, which it said took place despite numerous clemency pleas. Click below for full story - 

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