This one is a classical example: An Iranian man, Balal, who was about to be executed on Thursday, was forgiven at the very last minute by the parent of the boy he killed. It's like a movie, but it was real.
Balal, a man in his 20s, had in a street brawl seven years ago stabbed the woman's 18-year old son to death and he was charged to court and convicted. He was led to the gallows in front of a crowd in the town of Royan and the boy’s mother was asked to come forward to assist in Balal's execution. But instead of carrying out what they asked her to, she moved forward and slapped Balal on the cheek.
After the soft slap, she said she had forgiven him. Balal’s mother who was at the scene ran to the victim’s mom, hugged her and they both shed tears;
The victim’s father later revealed that, their son appeared to his wife in a dream 3 days ago and said he was in a better place. "That was the reason we forgave Balal," he said.
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