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Saudi paedophile to be beheaded Saudi paedophile to be beheaded
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A Saudi court has ruled that a man, convicted of raping five children, will be beheaded and crucified, a Saudi newspaper has reported. A Saudi court has ruled that a man convicted of raping five children will be beheaded and crucified.
The 22-year-old, who has not been named, was caught when he offered a child a lift home from school in his car, the Okaz newspaper said. Muhammad Basheer al-Ramaly, 22, left his youngest victim, aged three, stranded in the desert to die.
One of the victims, aged three, died after being left in the desert after the abuse. He was caught when he tried to abduct another boy by offering him a lift home from school in his car.
The court of appeal in Riyadh approved the death sentence handed down in June. The court of appeal in Riyadh approved the death sentence handed down in June. Beheading is permitted for serious offences in the conservative kingdom.
The man's victims were aged between three and seven. More than 40 people have been executed in such a fashion this year.
Reports suggest he lured them into his car near their school, near the town of Hail, and took them to isolated areas to rape them. Reports suggest Ramaly lured children into his car near their school, near the town of Hail, and took them to isolated areas to rape them.
Beheading is permitted for serious offences in the conservative Gulf state and more than 40 people have been executed in such a fashion this year. Human rights group Amnesty International has criticized the court proceedings saying Ramaly did not have access to a lawyer during his trial and that there are reports he may suffer from a psychological disorder.
International human rights groups have been critical of the practice, but Saudi authorities defend it as a quick and clean form of execution sanctioned by the Islamic faith. International rights advocates have long been critical of the death sentences in Saudi Arabia, but the authorities defend the practice as a quick and clean form of execution sanctioned by the Islamic faith.
Crucifixion means the body will be attached to wooden beams and displayed in public after the beheading.Crucifixion means the body will be attached to wooden beams and displayed in public after the beheading.