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28 March 2024

Man sentenced to death for murder

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An appeals court in Abu Dhabi sentenced a young Asian man to death after convicting him of murdering his cousin although he told the judge his elder brother who left the UAE was the real killer.

The unnamed man had earlier been sentenced to seven years in jail for the alleged murder of his cousin following a dispute over a used car, prompting him and the prosecution to appeal the verdict.

The defendant told the appeals court that he had agreed with his brother, who was also involved in the fight, to confess to killing his cousin so his brother is released and allowed to leave the country.

His brother also told him that once he was out of the UAE, he can retract his confession and tell court that his elder brother is the real killer.

“The defendant said his brother assured him that the court will set him free because of his young age and the real killer is out of the country,” the semi official Arabic language daily Alittihad said on Wednesday.

“But the court was not convinced by what the defendant said and sentenced him to death after the victim’s relatives refused to accept diya and pardon him.”