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Saudi preacher who killed his daughter released
A court in Saudi Arabia has dropped the charge of sexual assault against the father of Luma, the five-year-old daughter he had beaten to death. The decision was taken after no trace of semen was found on her body, Saudi daily Al Sharq reported on Wednesday. The father’s lawyer added that the charge of manslaughter was also dropped and that the court considered in its ruling only the charge of “excessive disciplining that resulted in death” against the father.
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If “excessive disciplining that resulted in death” is not such a big deal then maybe the courts should have made THAT his punishment.
Well said. I have a sneaking suspicion that it would indeed have incurred a punishment had he beaten a son to death.