Five stand trial in kidnapping and murder of Pak taxi driver
The Criminal Court of First Instance yesterday adjourned the hearing in a case of kidnap, murder and theft to April 3 on the request of the defence lawyer.
Judge Fahmi Mounir adjourned the hearing as the defence lawyer said that his client, I.B., a 20-year-old Emirati, had gone out of the country on May 2, 2006 and was out of Dubai when the murder occurred.
Pending the next hearing, the Public Prosecution would check with the authorities at the Khaled Port in Sharjah to see if any travel document of I.B. could be furnished.
Four other defendants are involved in the case - A.M., 33, bidoun; A.A., 21, Iranian; A.R, 32, bidoun; and T.A., 20, Pakistani student, all unemployed. All of them had pleaded not guilty to the charges of kidnap, murder and theft when the trial began on December 27, 2007.
According to the court records, on May 5, 2006, the five defendants allegedly kidnapped Pakistani taxi driver A.K., killed him and stole Dh1,100 and a mobile phone from him.
According to the Public Prosecution, the five defendants had admitted that they got in the alleged victim’s car from Maydan Bani Yas area and told him to drop them in Al Quoz Industrial Area. As the car reached an isolated area on the way, they asked him for money, which he refused.
“This angered the defendants who stabbed him on different parts of his body. They finally killed him while he was still on the driver’s seat. Then they dragged the body out of the car and dumped it a few metres away. The body was found by the police nearly six hours later.
The defendants also admitted they had carried a knife, sword, a cleaver and a metallic baton to commit the crime. Source
Judge Fahmi Mounir adjourned the hearing as the defence lawyer said that his client, I.B., a 20-year-old Emirati, had gone out of the country on May 2, 2006 and was out of Dubai when the murder occurred.
Pending the next hearing, the Public Prosecution would check with the authorities at the Khaled Port in Sharjah to see if any travel document of I.B. could be furnished.
Four other defendants are involved in the case - A.M., 33, bidoun; A.A., 21, Iranian; A.R, 32, bidoun; and T.A., 20, Pakistani student, all unemployed. All of them had pleaded not guilty to the charges of kidnap, murder and theft when the trial began on December 27, 2007.
According to the court records, on May 5, 2006, the five defendants allegedly kidnapped Pakistani taxi driver A.K., killed him and stole Dh1,100 and a mobile phone from him.
According to the Public Prosecution, the five defendants had admitted that they got in the alleged victim’s car from Maydan Bani Yas area and told him to drop them in Al Quoz Industrial Area. As the car reached an isolated area on the way, they asked him for money, which he refused.
“This angered the defendants who stabbed him on different parts of his body. They finally killed him while he was still on the driver’s seat. Then they dragged the body out of the car and dumped it a few metres away. The body was found by the police nearly six hours later.
The defendants also admitted they had carried a knife, sword, a cleaver and a metallic baton to commit the crime. Source
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