Akmal Shaikh, a British citizen convicted of smuggling heroine into China, was executed on Tuesday although his families along with the British government had pleaded for reprieve, claiming that he is mentally ill. 
Akmal Shaikh, raia wa Uingereza aliyeshtakiwa kwa kuingiza mihadarati kinyume cha sheria nchini China, aliuwawa siku ya Jumanne japokuwa familia yake pamoja na serikali ya Uingereza waliomba adhabu ipunguzwe, wakidai kuwa alikuwa ni mgonjwa wa akili.