Killer of father, husband sentenced to death

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: The criminal court in Karbala on Monday sentenced a woman who, with the help of her lover, killed her father and husband, according to a local media director. “The murders occurred three months ago in a house in al-Hussein neighborhood (2 km from the center of the city),” Maj. Alaa Abbas told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The court has found that the woman is guilty…,” the major noted. “With the help of her lover, whose trial has been postponed until further notice, the woman has hidden the corpses in an unknown place,” he added. The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1