Indian Woman Begs For Mercy After Murdering Seven Family Members
Published February 24th, 2021 - 07:21 GMT
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Shabnam Ali, 38, faces hanging for murder of seven family members in 2008.
A 38-year-old death row prisoner facing execution in India has appealed for mercy and a review of her case in a last-ditch effort to avoid becoming only the second woman to be hanged in the country in the past 74 years.
Shabnam Ali has been held in northern India’s Mathura jail for the past 11 years after she, along with her lover Saleem, was convicted of killing seven family members, including her parents, two brothers and a 10-month-old nephew.