Saudi authorities on Sunday confirmed the execution of a Saudi woman in Mecca after she was convicted of brutally murdering her husband by pouring acid on him as he slept.
The wife, identified by her initials H.M.T., said she attacked her sleeping husband, F.D.A., by dousing him with a corrosive substance on several parts of his body, causing severe injuries to which he succumbed.
The Saudi Interior Ministry in a statement said it had issued a verdict confirming her guilt and that the ruling was upheld at every judicial stage.
The crime, the statement added, was considered 'a heinous act, involving the unjust taking of an innocent life,' and the death sentence was ordered 'as a deterrent.'
The execution was carried out by Ta’zir, a discretionary form of capital punishment under Islamic law.
The case brings the total number of executions in the kingdom this year to 248, including four women.
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