Crime: Man jailed 15 yrs for raping child in RAK

A court in Ras Al Khaimah sentenced an Asian Koran teacher to 15 years in prison and ordered his deportation from the UAE after he was convicted of raping a five-year-old Asian girl, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

Police had arrested the man following a complaint by the child’s parents that she was molested and raped by the teacher while he was giving her Koran memorization lessons, the Arabic language daily Alkhaleej said.

Asian thieves kill Sri Lankan accountant in Saudi

Two Sri Lankan men and one Indian stormed into a company office in Saudi Arabia, tied up its Sri Lankan accountant and stabbed him the neck many times before stealing his money, newspapers in the Gulf Kingdom reported on Thursday.

They quoted a police spokesman as saying the three left the accountant “alive and bleeding to death” at his office in the capital Riyadh as they made away with their loot.

“The three were later arrested and they all confessed to the murder and the theft,” the Arabic language daily Alriyadh said.

Convicted killers in Saudi Arabia are executed but in some cases, they can escape the gallows if pardoned by the victim’s relatives in return for blood money.

Two drug dealers caught at Abu Dhabi airport

Abu Dhabi airport customs authorities arrested two passengers who tried to smuggle drugs into the UAE separately, according to police.

Customs men decided to search the bags of an incoming Asian passenger after noticing he was confused as he headed for the search area.

Police said customs inspectors found around 2.2 KG of crystal methamphetamine concealed in one bag.

Inspectors also found 25 gm of hashish hidden in the shoes of an Arab passenger on his arrival in the airport, they said.

 
Thieves kill Fujairah taxi driver for Dh700
 
Two thieves murdered an Asian taxi driver by stabbing him many times before robbing him of Dh700 in Fujeirah, according to police.

Police found the body of the driver, who had worked for Fujeirah Transport Company, after they received a call from an Emirati man who saw the body inside the car.

Investigation led police to two men with a police record showing they had stalked many drivers near hotels and robbed them.

“The two were later arrested…they confessed to killing the driver with the aim of stealing his money,” the Arabic language daily Alkhaleej said.

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