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29 March 2024

South Asian stabs wife to death in Sharjah

The man arrested by Sharjah Police for stabbing his wife to death. (Supplied)

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By Mohammad El Sadafy

A Pakistani man has been arrested by Sharjah Police for stabbing his wife to death.

According to the police, the crime took place in an apartment in Abu Shagara area of the Emirate.

Police said it rushed to the scene after its operations room received information about the incident.

Police found a woman lying dead on the floor with several stab wounds on her body.

At the scene of the murder, there were several people who had caught the woman’s husband trying to flee after killing his wife.

Police said the couple was living in a room that they had rented. A neighbour heard them quarelling and saw blood seeping out under the door when he came to enquire.

Neighbours then opened the door and found the bleeding woman lying on the ground. They then caught the husband who tried to run away.

The victim died at the scene of the crime. The Public Prosecutor ordered transfer of the body to a forensics laboratory to prepare a medical report.

Police said the woman’s husband has confessed to stabbing his wife after a dispute broke out between them.

Tags: #Sharjah #Murder #Crime