Publication Date:
Mon, 2003-03-17 03:00
RIYADH, 17 March 2003 — A Saudi has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and 6,300 lashes after being convicted of pouring hot water on his wife and burning her body with hot metal objects, Al-Madinah newspaper reported yesterday. The court in Al-Baha heard that the accused poured hot water on his wife’s head and burned her hair and several parts of her body with hot metal objects. The woman suffered serious injuries from the abuse, which took place during Ramadan. Al-Madinah quoted Judge Muhammad Al-Dhaferi as saying the man will receive some of the lashes in public.
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