Fico has been in hospital since Wednesday when a lone gunman shot him four times, including in the abdomen
world4 hours ago
A Pakistani man who killed his wife in their room in Sharjah said he killed her due to the constant fights they had between them. The family, however, believes that the husband was jealous of his wife who was the only earning member of the family.
The 37-year-old accused, M.Kh lived in a rented room in a three-bedroom apartment in Abu Shagara, Sharjah.
During police interrogation and court hearing the accused confessed to the crime and presented the wife's death certificate. The couple has a son.
The accused said he stabbed his wife, Zaheera, on the left side of her neck and in the chest near the heart and that she died on the spot.
The crime took place at 11.45pm on January 30 this year.
During the court hearing on Wednesday, an eyewitness who lives in the same flat, next to the room of the accused, told presiding judge Hussain Al Ousofi that he heard the woman screaming. When he opened the door he saw the victim bleeding from the neck. As he entered the room, the accused walked out of the room, he added.
"I asked the accused why he killed her and he answered 'I killed her' without giving any reason."
Another woman who lives in the same apartment testified that she did not see the accused killing the woman but that she heard her scream. She also went to their room and saw the victim's neck bleeding. She then collapsed and died before ambulance arrived.
"The accused tried to run out, but I held on to him and we called the ambulance and the police," she added.
The judge confronted the accused with testimonies of the witness and the accused admitted that he had killed his wife and that the testimonies were correct, except that he did not attempt to run.
Family wants qasas
The sister of the victim has presented an appeal to the judge who asked her to bring a letter from the family, whether they want the qasas or will pardon the accused and receive diya (blood money). The case has been adjourned to November 28.
The sister of the victim told Khaleej Times that her family will not pardon the accused and that they wanted the qasas. She added that she has been given the authorisation to follow up the case. According to her, her sister has been married to the accused for seven years and they had six-year-old child.
A close relative who accompanied the sister to the court said the accused never worked and that his wife had been bearing all expenses all these years. He said the victim had come to UAE just six months ago and that she worked in a shopping mall in Sharjah. She then brought her husband for a month and they were very happy. The wife was confident that he would find a job, he said.
After that he asked her to arrange for a three-month visit visa so that he could find some work. The wife had told him to wait for some time so that she could save some money to bring him here. She even took a loan which the husband had promised to repay.
However, after he came he refused to keep his promise.
"Later we heard that he borrowed Rs40,000 rupees from the victim's sister," the relative said. "We think this may be have been the cause of the fight as the wife was always complaining about the husband not working and how he always borrowed from her family.
We would always tell her to be patient as we thought that he was a good person. We never thought he would do this to his wife."
amira@khaleejtimes.com
Fico has been in hospital since Wednesday when a lone gunman shot him four times, including in the abdomen
world4 hours ago
The country was one of the donor states to freeze around $450 million in funds after Israel accused 12 UNRWA staff of participating in the Hamas-led attack
world5 hours ago
This inclusive community service is available daily on Al Hamriya Beach from 6.00am to sunset
uae5 hours ago
The floods on Friday also destroyed about 2,000 houses, and damaged thousands more homes and businesses
world5 hours ago
They waited nearly two decades before the club was able to break the trophy drought
football6 hours ago
For the last three months, Marwa Harb's journey through intensive treatments has shown positive results
uae6 hours ago
Stunning win over American Tommy Paul sets up Italian Open title clash against against Alexander Zverev
sports7 hours ago
For most, these marketing calls are nothing but annoying distractions — for some, however, it's a job
uae7 hours ago