Blinded woman gets to put acid in attacker's eyes
Court's sentence stemming from 2004 attack to be carried out in Tehran
Court's sentence stemming from 2004 attack to be carried out in Tehran
An Iranian man found guilty of using acid to blind a woman who refused to marry him now will have the same done to him as punishment — and she'll be the one who carries out the sentence, her lawyer says.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4302992...t/blinded-woman-gets-put-acid-attackers-eyes/Bahrami was disfigured and blinded in 2004 when Movahedi threw acid in her face as she returned home from work, the Guardian reported. After Movahedi admitted to the attack, Bahrami asked a court to order an eye-for-an-eye retribution, under the Islamic law system of "qisas."
The court did so in November 2008, calling for five drops of sulfuric acid to be placed in each of his eyes.
Iranian officials have endorsed the sentence, hoping to stop an increase in acid attacks, the Guardian said