24-year-old expat on trial for killing man who insulted him

dubai — A 24-year- old expat has stood trial at Dubai Court of First Instance for allegedly stabbing a man to death.

During the police interrogation, the Pakistani man admitted to the charge but claimed that he did not intend to kill the victim.

“The defendant claimed that the victim insulted him and tried to stab him. So he (the accused) went to the kitchen and brought a knife with which he stabbed the victim in the abdomen area. The defendant alleged, however, that he did not intend to kill the victim. He used a small knife used for cooking,” said the police officer who interrogated the accused.

The incident happened on November 25 last year and was reported at the Bur

Dubai police station. The defendant has been detained.

A 37-year-old Pakistani driver told the investigator that the victim had called him prior to the incident and told him that he got into a fight with someone at his house in Al Satwa.

“I dropped him off later in

Umm Al Quwain after picking him up from Sharjah. The victim was tired and looked like he had been drinking alcohol, but there was no blood on his clothes. By evening of the next day, I learnt that he died.”

According to the forensic expert who examined the body, the victim’s stab wound was deep and fatal. The report showed that the death could be considered homicide. Cuts to his intestine led to severe internal bleeding, resulting in heart and breathing failure, it added.

The trial has been adjourned to December 28.