A man convicted of killing 3 relatives of the woman he wanted marry because they rejected his proposal was hanged on Thursday in Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The man, identified by his initials ZK, was executed in the town of Nourabad in western Iran.
He was found guilty of killing the mother, brother and sister of the woman after they turned down his wedding offer around 2 months ago.
His hanging brings to 235 the number of executions in Iran so far this year, according to an AFP tally based on media and official reports.
Human Rights Watch counted 388 executions in Iran in 2010, while Amnesty International put the figure at 252, ranking the Islamic republic 2nd only to China in the number of people put to death last year.
Tehran says the death penalty is essential to maintain law and order, and that it is applied only after exhaustive judicial proceedings.
Murder, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking,homosexuality and adultery are among the crimes punishable by death in Iran.
Source: AFP, November 3, 2011
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