Iranian court sentences a man to be blinded by acid, in punishment for blinding a woman by acid so no one else would marry her
Iranian Kurd women perform during the opening of the second International Conference on Investment Opportunities in Iran Tourism Industry in Tehran November 8, 2008.
REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN)Iranian court sentences man to be blinded by acid
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian newspapers say a court has sentenced a man who blinded a woman with acid also to be blinded with acid under the country's Islamic law.
Thursday's reports in several newspapers, including the Kargozaran, say 27-year-old Majid confessed to attacking Ameneh Bahrami in 2004 to dissuade anyone from marrying the woman he loved.
Wednesday's ruling was issued based on the Islamic law system of "qisas," or eye for an eye retribution.
The reports say Ameneh asked the court to sentence Majid, who was only identified by his first name, to be blinded by acid to prevent similar attacks on other women.
Majid is allowed to appeal the verdict.
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