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 Public protest and victim's mother's slap gets murderer last minute reprieve in Iran |
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Apr 17, 2014 - 7:59 PM - by Watser?
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This is a pretty amazing story from Iran, where public opinion seems to be turning against the death penalty:
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AN Iranian mother spared the life of her son’s convicted murderer with an emotional slap in the face as he awaited execution with the noose around his neck, a newspaper reported yesterday.
The dramatic climax followed a rare public campaign to save the life of Balal, who at 19 killed another young man, Abdollah Hosseinzadeh, in a street fight with a knife back in 2007.
Shargh newspaper said police officers led Balal to a public execution site in the northern city of Nowshahr as a large crowd gathering on Tuesday morning.
Samereh Alinejad, mother of the victim, who lost another son in a motorbike accident four years ago, asked the crowd whether they know “how difficult it is to live in an empty house.”
Balal had the noose around his neck when Alinejad approached.
She slapped him on the face and removed the rope from his neck assisted by her husband, Abdolghani Hosseinzadeh, a former professional footballer.
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Mother spares life of son’s killer with a slap | Shanghai Daily
BBC News - Iran killer's reprieve... [Read More]
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