Turki bin Saud al-Kabir

Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was a Saudi prince. His execution for murder was announced by Saudi state media on October 18, 2016.[1] He was the first member of the Saudi royal family executed since Faisal bin Musaid was executed for assassinating the king in 1975.[2][1][3]

Crime and punishment

Turki pleaded guilty to the murder of Adel bin Suleiman bin Abdulkareem Al-Muhaimeed, who he shot to death in 2012.[2][4] The victim was "a friend" of the shooter, who also injured other people in a brawl in the desert outside Riyadh.[5]

He was executed by beheading.[4] It was the 134th execution of 2016 in Saudi Arabia.[6]

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