Inmate pardoned by victim's kin dies of heart attack out of joy
TEHRAN, Iran - A 55-year-old man from the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran spent 18 harrowing years on death row, with his life constantly hanging by a thread. Sentenced to death by a local court in 2003 on charges of "premeditated murder" of an acquaintance, Akbar's life was reduced to a constant wait - to face the gallows. The agonizing wait took a heavy toll on his mind and body inside prison. What kept him going, though, was a small flicker of hope - pardon from the victim's family. Last week, like any other day, as the inmate was sitting quietly in his prison c...
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