Drunk driver who killed 6 of a Saudi family executed

He said he was diagnosed with AIDS when he was 26 years of age which led his family and the people around him to disown and cut contacts with him. He said he was homeless for three months before moving to a medical center in Riyadh to get treated. His health grew worse. He began to lose sleep and become an insomniac.

He said he wanted to go back to his family but couldn’t get in contact with them as they kept changing houses.

He began drinking to forget his pain and problems. He slowly began to volunteer at AIDS organizations to help people going through a similar condition.

As his life was becoming more stable, he wanted to get married and settle down. He was able to get a job and started working. He saved some money and rented an apartment. He was coupled with a woman who also had AIDS. He met her through the government’s program to marry AIDS victims safely. He began to plan his life with her, when the night of the accident happened.

He said all he remembers was his car crashing into another car, then he lost consciousness. He said he woke up in hospital hearing that five people had died in the accident and an infant had died days later.

“I felt like my life went down the drains all over again. I stopped eating and taking my medicines for three days. All my efforts to build a better life for myself were completely ruined,” said Al-Qahtani.