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19 March 2024

Asian relatives want death for wife killer

He was caught accepting money from garage owner. (Shutterstock)

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Relatives of an Asian woman murdered by her local husband have rejected an out of court settlement and demanded the execution of the killer in Ras Al Khaimah.

The defendant, a bedoun (without identity), stabbed his pregnant wife to death in the northern emirate in 2010 following a heated argument at their house.

A court sentenced him to death, prompting him to appeal the verdict and seek a settlement with the victim’s Asian relatives involving payment of a large ‘diya’ (blood money) in return for pardoning him under Islamic law.

“The court adjourned hearings after the victim’s relatives failed to turn up. The judge was told that they have changed their mind about a settlement and now want the execution of the defendant,” the semi-official daily ‘Al Ittihad’ said.
   
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