IN PICTURES: Iranian man saved from the gallows at last minute

Victim's family forgives murderer, giving him reprieve from the hangman's rope.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
24-year-old Iranian just as he was about to be executed (photo credit: IRANIAN MEDIA)
24-year-old Iranian just as he was about to be executed
(photo credit: IRANIAN MEDIA)
An Iranian man was saved at the last minute from the hangman's rope this week when the family of the friend he murdered seven years ago forgave him, the Iranian Young Journalists Club reported.

The victim's family will instead receive compensation for their son's death, which the victim's father has vowed to use to build a soccer school.