Iranian girl who killed 'rapist' may be spared death penalty

[groovychk]

Hopes have risen for an Iranian teenager sentenced to death for stabbing a would-be rapist, after a panel of Islamic judges declared on the first day of her retrial that she had not committed intentional murder.

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[compudoc.livejournal.com]

I think it holds out a small ray of hope regarding lining up Islamic law with the heinousness of a crime.