September 28, 2005
Beheading video man sent to jail
A man who used his mobile phone to replay footage of a beheading in Iraq to a hotel shop worker has been jailed for 60 days, reports the BBC.
"Subhaan Younis, 23, played the images to shocked Charlotte McClay last September at a hotel in Glasgow.
The part-time shop worker said he had downloaded the images onto his mobile phone from the internet.
The magistrate told Younis: "I struggle to understand why you had images on your phone entailing the death and degradation of another human being, regardless of their religion or race.
"Miss McClay was shocked, upset and distressed by the images. This is a serious offence and something she will remember for a long time, perhaps for the rest of her life."
Related article: - Mobile video footage of a hostage beheading
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