Tehran – Victim’s Parents Remove Noose From Convicted Iranian Murderer’s Neck At Last Minute

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     A photo made available 17 April 2014 shows the mother (R) of murder victim Abdolah Hosseinzadeh, who was murdered in 2007, slapping the face of Balal (C), who was convicted and sentenced to death for killing her son, before removing the rope from around his neck, during the execution in the northern city of Nowshahr, Iran, 15 April 2014. Others are not identified. Media reports state that the execution of 19-year old Iranian murderer Balal was halted by in the last minute by the parents of his victim.  EPA/ARASH KHAMOOSHITehran – In an emotionally charged moment on Tuesday, the parents of a 17 year-old murder victim granted his killer a last minute reprieve by removing the noose from his neck and sparing his life during a public execution.

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    INDEPENDENT.co.uk (http://ind.pn/1lfJtkw) reports that in line with “qisas”—a sharia law of retribution that prescribes “an eye for an eye,” the parents of Abdollah Hosseinzadah were poised to push away the gallows chair from their son’s killer Balal Abdullah when they had a change of heart.

    Abdullah was convicted of stabbing their son to death in 2007 in a local marketplace when both boys were 17.

    With all delays exhausted, an emotional Abdullah had the noose placed around his neck, but at the last minute Hosseinzadah’s mother instead slapped his face and then signaled her forgiveness.

    Hosseinzadah’s father then stepped forward and lifted the noose back over the convicted killer’s head.

    Hosseinzadah’s father, Abdolghani, said later that his dead son visited his wife three days earlier in a dream, asking that she not retaliate over his death.

    Balal Abdullah was subsequently returned to prison to serve out the remainder of his sentence.

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    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    9 years ago

    A very human story.

    HankM
    HankM
    9 years ago

    Nothing human about setting loose a murderer to go and kill again. Perverted justice!

    Forshayer
    Forshayer
    9 years ago

    They pardoned his death sentence, but he went straight to prison.

    jayclass
    jayclass
    9 years ago

    If we should hang all murderers here in our country crime will drop big time and we can save billions in expenses feeding them in prison