The continuing story of the Asiri girl sentenced to death for killing the man who attempted to rape her took a new twist recently when Crown Prince Sultan, minister of defense and aviation, personally intervened, Arab News has learned. Waleed Abumilha, webmaster of the site (www.freethegirl.com) that was set up to gain public support for the girl, confirmed that the crown prince had personally paid a visit to the dead manâs family in order to ask them to forgive the girl. Abumilha dismissed recent media reports that the date for the girlâs execution was near. He said: âBased on what I know, what has been reported in the media is untrue. However, the crown princeâs visit to the dead manâs family is a fact and it is dominating the local scene.â Some observers believe the girl may be released under a wide-ranging royal amnesty often given in Ramadan by the king.The story began six years ago when the woman â 20 years old and married at the time â became involved with a Saudi man. They saw each other several times and finally the man demanded sex, threatening to kill her if she refused. She refused. He then attempted to rape her and she killed him. She confessed to the police and told the story to the religious court, making very clear the motives behind the killing. The religious court, however, ruled that under Shariah law, she should be executed, regardless of the motives or circumstances.