Iran hangs woman that killed the man that tried to rape her

An Iranian woman has been executed despite international campaign against the verdict that condemned her to death. There were calls for her retried.

Reyhaneh Jabbari was executed for killing a man she said tried to rape her. 

Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was arrested in 2007 for the murder of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence.

She was sentenced to death in 2008 after what Amnesty International called a "deeply flawed investigation and trial".

Miss Jabbari admitted to stabbing the man, but said she acted in self defence after he tried to sexually abuse her.

"Her claims do not appear to have ever been properly investigated," Amnesty International said.

Reyhaneh Jabbari’s execution has been deferred a number of times, including last month.