Capital punishment in Liechtenstein
Capital punishment was abolished in Liechtenstein. It was abolished for murder in 1987 and for treason in 1989.[1]
The last death sentence was pronounced in 1977, when a 42-year-old man was sentenced to be hanged for the 1976 murders of his wife and two children; the sentence was later commuted by Franz Josef II to 15 years of imprisonment.
The last execution occurred in 1785, when Barbara Erni, a 42-year-old homeless woman from Altenstadt in Feldkirch was beheaded with an axe for burglary and theft.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Today in Capital Punishment History". NCAPD. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Todesstrafe: Gar nicht so lange her". Saiten. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
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- Law of Liechtenstein
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- Death in Liechtenstein
- Human rights in Liechtenstein
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