27 year old Reyhaney Jabbari (pictured
above), was executed today October 25th by
hanging in Iran 7 years after she killed a man
that she claimed had attempted to rape her.
Reyhaney was sentenced to death in 2009 for
the stabbing death of Morteza Abdolali
Sarbandi, a former intelligence officer.
A court ruled that she killed Morteza on
purpose because she had bought the knife two
days before she stabbed him in the back with
it. In her defence, Reyhaney said she'd
stabbed the man out of self defence. The court
overruled her claims and sentenced her to
death, a ruling which was upheld by Iran's
Supreme court.
The execution was carried out today after the
victim's family refused to pardon Reyhaney or
accept money from her family. Many human
rights bodies including Amnesty International
had over the years called on Iran's judiciary to
halt the execution but they went ahead with
it. Her mother confirmed it, saying Reyhaney
was hanged in a Tehran prison very early this
morning.
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