A British grandfather Karl Andree, 74, is facing 350 lashes for possessing homemade alcohol in Saudi Arabia.
Andree's family fear that he will not survive the punishment and, according to one man's experience, they have every right to think so.
Gavin Sherrard-Smith was sentenced to 50 lashes after the police accused him of selling alcohol to a Muslim in Qatar in 1993.
The Daily Mail reported that Sherrard-Smith has always denied the allegations but was whipped anyway.
Sherrard-Smith spoke to the Daily Mail in 2007 about his ordeal.