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A Burmese woman was publicly beheaded by Saudi authorities on the streets of Mecca, the holiest city in Islam. As per reports, the woman was executed by sword on Monday, 12 January after being dragged through the street and held down by four police officers.
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The woman, identified as Laila Bint Abdul Muttalib Basim, resided in Saudi Arabia. Laila was convicted of sexually abusing and murdering her 7-year-old step-daughter, reports The Independent.
Gruesome footage of the execution, which was briefly available on YouTube before being taken down, showed Laila being dragged, screaming "I did not kill" repeatedly. As per The Telegraph, she is eventually allowed to collapse into a prone position on the street, upon which the executioner brings down his sword on her neck.
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It took 3 blows by the executioner to fully sever her head
As per a report by VICE News:
A Saudi human rights activist, noted that the Burmese woman was not injected with painkillers before the execution, explaining that the authorities wanted to inflict maximum suffering on Laila
Sputnik, citing the Middle East Eye, reported that some online users expressed their doubts regarding Laila's guilt since she had continued to profess her innocence until she was put to death
Laila was the ninth person to be beheaded in the last two weeks; setting 2015 up to be even more bloody than last year, when 87 people were beheaded by the authorities in 2014 and 78 in 2013
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