Saudi drifter who killed 2 people sentenced to beheading

A Saudi court has sentenced a stunt “drifter” to death by decapitation for inadvertently killing two people, while performing a car stunt near the capital Riyadh.

“The court of Onaiza (a central region north of Riyadh) handed down a sentence to kill the drifter ‘Mutannish’ by beheading as punishment for his heinous deed and to deter others who tamper with the nation’s security,” Reuters reported on Thursday, quoting Saudi newspaper Al Watan.

Identified as “Mutannish” or “he who ignores” in Arabic, the middle-aged joyrider fled the scene after reportedly killing the two men while performing stunt. He, however, was later arrested by the police.