15-Month-Old Beheaded in Supermarket by His Uncle

Saudia Arabia: According to the Arab News a 25-year-old Syrian man has beheaded his baby nephew in a supermarket over a dispute with his sister and her husband, the parents of the child.

The 15-month-old boy was killed in front of his mother and other shoppers. The mother required hospital treatment after fainting. According to a police spokesperson "he chopped off the boy's head in front of the mother to get back at her."

Punishment may not fall far from the crime in this case as murder is a capital offence in Saudi Arabia. The preferred method of execution for criminals in the conservative Muslim nation is beheading.

Source: www.news.com.au