Dubai expat murders man who insulted him

Dubai - The defendant claimed that he did not intend to kill the man with the kitchen knife.

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

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. I took him to that place and in the evening of the next day, I learnt that he died.”

Another Pakistani driver, 36, said the victim used to stay with him at the same accommodation.