The autopsy report found a total of 30 stab wounds on the bodies of two women, slain by Daesh* supporters in Morocco.
To crown an 11-week trial, three suspected jihadists have been sentenced to death for the grisly murder of two female Scandinavian hikers on holiday in Morocco, they themselves had filmed.
Suspected ringleader and underground imam Abdessamad Ejjoud and his two accomplices received the maximum penalty over the December killings of 24-year-old Danish tourist Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and her 28-year-old Norwegian partner Maren Ueland. A fourth man involved in the murders was sentenced by the Moroccan court to life in prison.
The prosecution described the three killers “bloodthirsty monsters”, the prosecution said, citing an autopsy report that found 23 injuries on Jespersen's body and seven on that of Ueland.
The beheadings were believed to have been inspired by extremist Islamic ideology and sworn allegiance to Daesh. A total of 19 others were sentenced to between five and 30 years in prison.
While Scandinavian nations have long abandoned capital punishment as inhumane, the jihadi murderers' death sentences were well-received.
“The most important thing in this case is that these men be held responsibile”, Khalid El Fataoui, attorney for Jespersen's family, told Norwegian broadcaster NRK. “They showed no regret and didn't offer any apologies. We are glad the court ruled as it did, I am…
