JEDDAH: State prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man convicted of brutally raping and robbing a young college student.

The 25-year-old man had reportedly raped the woman, with the help of his friends, in an abandoned building along the coast, photographed her in various positions, robbed her of her cell phone and other possessions, and then threw her out onto the road.

The men had asked the woman for forgiveness without showing any remorse for the crime they had committed in such a “cold manner,” a local publication reported recently.

The prosecution said that the court must sentence the man to death because this was the penalty required under Islamic law for such a grave crime. His actions were made even more serious because it was committed against a defenseless young woman.

The young man, who reportedly works for a private company, had parked his car outside a college and when he saw the young woman, had offered her a lift to a large mall in the south of Jeddah.

However, when she got into his car, he drove in the opposite direction, despite her protestations that he should take her back to where he found her, according to the report.

However, he took her to an abandoned building along the coastal road south of Jeddah where two of his friends were waiting. The three of them forced her out of the car, tore off her clothes, raped her and then took photographs with their mobiles.

The woman said that she was not able to take down the license plate number of the car. However, she said that the men were smoking hashish. The attack had left her overcome with panic and fear, and crying uncontrollably, she said.

Medical tests conducted on the victim showed that she had been raped. The police had managed to track down the criminal and handed him over to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution.