Saudi Woman To Receive 70 Lashes For Insulting Man On Whatsapp

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a woman to 70 lashes after she allegedly insulted a man on the messaging service WhatsApp, the Independent reports.

The unidentified 32-year-old woman admitted to insulting the man but also refuted the verdict, according to reports in GulfNews.com and other local media.

It is unclear what caused their argument was but she was found guilty of tarnishing the reputation of the complainant through the application, and she was fined around £3,600 for the offense, the Okaz newspaper reports.

Culled from urnaija