Beheading seems like something that happened during medieval times. It’s arguably the most sinister form of capital punishment. So why are we still using it?

Laila Bint Abdul Muttalib Basim, was beheaded on Monday in Saudi Arabia after being dragged through the streets by four police officers.

According to The Independent, the Burmese national living in Saudi Arabia was convicted of the sexual assault and murder of her seven-year-old stepdaughter.

Human rights agitators have long fought for this long-standing tradition in Saudi Arabia to be disbanded. But so far, it’s only getting worse.

The Independent notes that the Kingdom executed “seven people in the first two weeks of this year. In 2014 the number of executions rose to 87, from 78 in 2013.”

Last August, The Human Rights Campaign published a report on the country’s surge of beheadings:

An alleged video of Basim’s beheading was available on YouTube but was yanked for its “shocking and disgusting content.” There is another, unconfirmed video of the beheading currently making its way around the internet.

We can only hope that this video too, is revoked, as well as the gruesome practice that led to this woman’s death.