Iranian killer spared by victim's family moments before execution

Execution stopped at the last minute by murder victim's mother, who slaps killer then forgives him

Iranian man spared from execution

AN Iranian man convicted of murder has been spared by his victim's family moments before he was due to be executed.

A series of dramatic pictures taken by photographer Arash Khamooshi, from the "semi-official" Isna news agency, show the convicted man being taken to the gallows to be hanged. The victim's mother can be seen slapping the man in the face, before the noose is removed from his neck and he is led away.

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