A Bangladeshi prisoner receives the gift of a lifetime

London: Saturday, 28 February 2015, 10:35 PM

A Bangladeshi prisoner, Mohammed Ali Akbar, who was imprisoned after causing the death of a man in a car accident and was unable to pay the requested blood money, got a surprise of a lifetime when a charity decided to pay the SR300,000 demanded by the family. Police officials at Dawadmy said he was the ideal prisoner. Akbar believed he would spend the rest of his life behind bars before the charity, Itihad Al-Rajhi, came up with the money. This video shows the moment when he was told he will be released.