3 Asian Workers Sentenced to Death for Murder - Saudi Arabia - Capital Punishment
Mohammed Rasooldeen; 28/1/08
A court in Jeddah yesterday gave three Asian workers, sentenced to death in relation to the murder of an elderly Saudi woman during an armed burglary, seven days to appeal the verdict. Those condemned to death include Haleema Nissa Cader, a Sri Lankan national, Naushad, her Indian husband, and K.M.S. Bandaranaike, also a Sri Lankan. Cader has an eight-year-old son and is from Kantalai, 300 km from the Sri Lankan capital. Her husband, Naushad, is from Tamil Nadu. The couple lived in Jeddah before their arrest. Bandaranaike is from Kurunegala and is married to Henelle Menike, who lives in Sri Lanka. Another five Sri Lankans — including two women — have also been sentenced to five years in jail and 500 lashes for their part in the burglary and death.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=106174&d=28&m=1&y=2008