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Businessman Gets 15 Years for Slaying Nephew
DUBAI — A businessman, found guilty of killing his nephew in protracted anger nearly two years ago, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Court of First Instance on Tuesday.
The businessman hit his nephew on the head with an iron rod, strangled him with a rope, then buried the body under concrete in his company warehouse, court records say.
The 47-year old Palestinian owner of a contracting firm will be deported after his jail term. Meanwhile, the court has referred the civil compensation claim to the court of appropriate jurisdiction.
“The court does not deem there is legal cause to give the defendant a punishment less harsh,” a bench presided by Judge Al Saeed Bargouth ruled. “The murder was not the result of any provocation by the victim at the time, but meditated long in advance.”
However, the court was lenient in its verdict, “given the circumstances: the defendant’s condition and the victim’s behaviour”.
Court records say the nephew had raped and impregnated his daughter on October 7, 2007, and then refused to marry her when advised. He resorted to blackmail over what is considered a social embarrassment.
The businessman said at the hearings he had paid the nephew Dh100,000 for a wedding to have taken place in Jordan. He accepted the amount, but refused to marry, preferring instead to spread the word about the illegitimate pregnancy.
The defendant said the victim provoked him on the day of the murder by insisting he be made a partner in the contracting firm. However, the court judged the circumstances otherwise.
The murder took place on May 7, 2008, in Al Quoz Industrial Area. “He buried the body in a deep hole and had unsuspecting workers fill it up with concrete the following day,” court records say. — mary@khaleejtimes.com
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