The victim's son pulled the chair from under her feet as Jahed gasped for breath in the remaining moments of her life, the khabaronline.ir news website said. The former soccer striker, Khani, also attended the hanging.
No, it was the victim's son and with the gasping, you are correct ... she was strangled rather than hung, which when properly done breaks the neck.
12 posted on 12/01/2010 12:51:38 PM PST by NonValueAdded
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