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Gulf Today Report

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday executed an African maid who was convicted of murdering a child.

The Saudi Ministry of Interior issued a statement confirming that the death sentence had been carried out in the Riyadh region, according to what was published on a Saudi website.

According to the details of the case the Ethiopian maid killed a twelve-year-old Saudi girl Nawal Al Bishi by stabbing her multiple times while she was sleeping.

The security statement added that the aforementioned perpetrator was arrested, and the investigation resulted in her getting convicted of committing the murder.

She was referred to the Criminal Court, which found her guilty and gave her death sentence.