Child killer hanged

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LAHORE: A death-row convict was executed in Kot Lakhpat Jail on Thursday.

Hamid Mehmood was convicted of kidnap and murder in 2004. He had killed 12-year-old Ali Raza in Chishtian after the family failed to pay him ransom.

Chishtian Sadar police had arrested him under terror and penal code charges. He was executed at 9pm.

Published in Dawn, April 10th, 2015

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