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19 March 2024

Long-term RAK friendship ends in murder

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They  were both Asians from the same nationality, and aged 39-years and 30-years, and knew each other for a long time.

All these years, they went through good times and bad times. But, unfortunately, their many problems and troubles accumulated and to the point that the younger one started to hate his friend and decided to kill him.

He planned for the crime, and lured the victim to meet him at one of the under-construction houses in Ras Al Khaimah. When they reached the place, he strangled the victim to death, and then covered his dead body with wooden planks to hide it and then returned home.

RAK Police Operation Department was tipped off by a man who found the dead body. Criminal Investigation teams moved to the crime site, and initial investigations led them to the identity of the victim and the accused.

Lt. Col. Abdullah Ali, Director General of RAK Police CID said that during investigation, the accused admitted committing the crime, and he told them about the details of the murder. “We referred the case file to the RAK Public Prosecution for further investigations.”

Lt. Col. Ali also urged the public to try and solve their problems in a reasonable way, and avoid committing such horrific crimes which reflects negatively on the society, and makes those involved in such crimes lose their future in a moment of anger.