Woman On Death Row Who Died Before Execution Hanged Anyway To Please Victim s Mom
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Ismaili collapsed after watching 16 other executions
Her death certificate states cardiac arrest as the official cause of death
An Iranian woman on death row, who died minutes before the execution, was hanged anyway so that her alleged victim s mother could watch, her lawyer has claimed.
Zahra Ismaili was sentenced to death for murdering her abusive husband, Alireza Zamani, an official in the Intelligence Ministry, and died while waiting for her turn to be executed, Omid Moradi, Ismaili’s lawyer, said.
Ismaili collapsed after she was made to watch 16 other convicts hanged ahead of her while she was waiting for her turn to be executed on Feb.17, reported local news outlet Arab News.