Man stabs roommate for Dh2,000

A Bangladeshi who tried to kill his roommate over Dh2,000 debt, received 5 years in jail.
 
The Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance also ordered MM, 27, to be deported after serving his jail term.
 
 On August 29, the victim MO, 29, Bangladeshi tailor, was sleeping in his room in Al Nakheel area which he shares with his compatriot MM, 27, worker.
 
At around 8am, the victim woke up as his roommate stabbed him several times in his belly and arm. As he turned back to defend himself, he received four more stabs.
 
“I shouted and screamed for help. By the time other residents of the house came over, I fell down on the floor,” said the victim.
 
“MM stabbed me as I asked him to return Dh2,000 which I had lent him,” he testified.
 
A resident in the house, ML, 27, typist, rushed to the victim’s room and saw him bleeding.
 
“The accused was sitting quietly on the bed. Police rushed to the scene and the accused quietly surrendered,” testified ML.
 
Cops rushed the victim to hospital.
 
Other housemates also testified that the accused did not say a single word while they were attending to the victim.
 
A policeman testified that the suspect also handed them the knife he used in the stabbing.
 
The accused admitted that he bought the knife from a nearby grocery and hid it under his pillow. He stabbed the victim several times.

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