Men locked up sister 'to defend honour'
Dubai: Two brothers have been found guilty of beating and locking up their sister in their family home, said a court yesterday.
Their lawyer claimed "they were defending their honour". Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced the UAE national brothers, F.S., an engineer, and S.S., a police officer, to a six-month suspended imprisonment.
The defendants had confessed to beating their 35-year-old sister. The Public Prosecution charged them with beating their sister after locking her up. F.S. was acquitted of stealing her cell phone, valuables and some documents, including her marriage contract.
Their lawyer claimed "they were defending their honour". Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced the UAE national brothers, F.S., an engineer, and S.S., a police officer, to a six-month suspended imprisonment.
The defendants had confessed to beating their 35-year-old sister. The Public Prosecution charged them with beating their sister after locking her up. F.S. was acquitted of stealing her cell phone, valuables and some documents, including her marriage contract.
"The court suspended the imprisonment for three years. ... My clients were trying to save their sister from falling into unacceptable behaviour ... [they] found their sister staying in a Dh150,000 villa with a man they don't know," Mohammad Al Redha, of Al Redha and Co Advocates and Legal Consultants, told Gulf News yesterday. Source
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