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Duo accused of stabbing victim to death, stealing Dhs90,000 could face death penalty

Duo could face death penalty for stabbing man to death, stealing Dhs90,000
Duo could face death penalty for stabbing man to death, stealing Dhs90,000

Two men have been charged with killing a businessman and stealing more than Dhs90,000 from his bank account.

Dubai Court of First Instance heard that one defendant, a 31-year-old Pakistani man who is still at large, lured the businessman, also Pakistani, to a warehouse where he slit his throat from behind and slashed his face. He then dumped the dead body in a plastic bag with help from a second Pakistani man.

Prosecutors said the duo then dumped the body in a warehouse in Rashidiya. According to official records, in June 2009 a Pakistani man who worked for the victim found the body of the deceased inside a plastic bag in the warehouse. He called Dubai Police, who discovered that the defendants were the last people seen with the victim.

The victim’s cheque book and credit card were missing, and police discovered that one of the defendants had withdrawn more than Dhs90,000 from the victim’s account.

“We checked the ATM cameras and saw the defendant. He stayed for a couple of days in Dubai, then left for Pakistan before we discovered the body,” a policeman said in official records. Police said the second defendant also escaped to Pakistan and they issued a warrant to Interpol to apprehend the two suspects. Pakistani authorities arrested the second defendant and handed him over to Dubai Police.

“He confessed that he went with his friend to the warehouse with the victim. The first defendant stabbed the man from behind to kill him, then cut his face many times to disfigure him. He gave the second defendant Dhs10,000 so he would not inform anyone, and bought him a ticket to travel back home to Pakistan,” the policeman added.

The second defendant pleaded not guilty and the trial was adjourned until next month to assign a lawyer to defend him. Dubai Public Prosecution is asking for the death penalty for both defendants.

ali.shouk@7days.ae

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