A serial killer was hanged on Saturday in south-western Iran, Fars news agency reported.
The man, identified as Farid B, had killed 16 women in the years from 2004 to 2008 and was hanged in a prison in the city of Ahvaz after his death verdict was confirmed by the Supreme Court , dpa reported
Murder, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking of quantities in excess of 5 kilograms are among the crimes punishable by death in Iran.