Blood Money Only Way To Save Kerala Nurse On Death Row In Yemen: Lawyer

"Blood money" is the compensation to be decided by the victim's family to secure Nimisha Priya's release.

The only way to save the nurse from Kerala on death row in Yemen is to negotiate a "blood money" with the family of the victim, said the lawyer who has requested a Delhi court to allow her mother to travel to the country.

Nimisha Priya faces death sentence for the murder of a Yemeni national and their Supreme Court has dismissed her appeal. A direct negotiation with the victim's family now remains the only way ahead under the Shariah law prevalent in Yemen, said lawyer Subhash Chandran.

But that isn't as simple as it sounds.