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29 March 2024

Man stabs sister's harasser 28 times

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An Indian man murdered a compatriot in Dubai by stabbing him 28 times after he was infuriated by the victim’s persistent harassment of his sister on Facebook.

The killer went on trial on Tuesday after confessing to the murder in May following a heated argument with the victim at an underground car park at an apartment hotel, where the victim worked.

The defendant said he killed that man after he refused to heed his warning to leave his sister alone, adding that the victim had even threatened to publicize his sister’s pictures online before killing her and him.

Emirat Alyoum newspaper said the defendant then went to the victim’s office and asked him to come to the car park to talk about the problem.

“He said that when the victim again threatened him and his sister, he got mad, pulled a knife and stabbed him in the stomach….when the victim fell on the ground, he again stabbed him many times,” the paper said, adding that forensic experts found 28 stab wounds in the victim’s body.

It said the defendant told court that his sister and other family members did not know about his plan and therefore had nothing to do with the murder.

The paper quoted police as saying the killer told them he dumped the knife in a garbage bin and that the murder was filmed by security cameras in the parking.

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