Man gets 2-year jail, fine for blackmailing woman

Foul play seen in death of two women

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 19: The Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of the First Instance Court, which sentenced a citizen to two years in prison with hard labor and fined him KD5,000 for threatening and blackmailing a female compatriot, while the civil aspect of the case was referred to the concerned court, reports Al-Anba daily.

Case files indicated the accused was referred for trial after investigations, supported by evidence. He admitted to hacking the victim’s iCloud email to steal her photos and video clips, which he used to threaten her that he will expose the pictures and videos unless the victim gives him jewelry, precious watches and KD20,000.

The victim said she got to know the accused through a social media platform and then he proposed to her through her relatives in order to gain her trust. After getting her photos and video clips, he revealed another face and confirmed he was not serious about the engagement. When she gave the jewelry and money, she asked him to stop blackmailing her, but he continued with the threats, prompting her to inform her family, who then urged her to file a complaint against him.

The victim’s lawyer, Attorney Alaa Al-Saidi, submitted a complaint to the Public Prosecution where she proved that the accused illegally accessed her client’s phone. She revealed that she will ask the civil court to oblige the accused to pay compensation for the material and moral damages incurred by her client as a result of her exposure to extortion, threats, intimidation, and seizure of her jewelry and money, thereby, depriving her of her right to enjoy such possessions.

2 deaths in 24 hours: Within 24 hours security sources have reported the deaths of two women – a Syrian who fell from the sixth floor of a building in Mahboula, and a Nepalese who fell from the seventh floor, reports Al-Rai daily.

A security source said in the case of the death of the Nepalese, police have not ruled out suicide.

As soon as the Ministry of Interior operations room received a report about the fall of the woman, emergency medical services personnel rushed to the spot and found the woman had died of her injuries.

In the second incident the woman was allegedly cleaning the glass window, lost her balance and fell to the ground, according to what the victim’s father told police.

However, the Public Prosecution has filed a suspected criminal case against the father and the latter has been referred for interrogation.

The death of the Nepalese woman has also been referred to the Prosecution and investigations showed the victim and another woman was sharing a room with a man.

The couple has been detained for interrogation.

Roof collapse kills child: A five-year-old bedoun child died when part of the roof collapsed in Sulaibiya at 10:00 am Wednesday, reports Al-Rai daily.

The daily said the roof was old and after it collapsed overhead the child died on the spot and several members of the family suffered minor injuries.

The remains of the victim have been referred to Forensics.

Police nab thief: Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department have arrested an unidentified person for breaking into the vehicles of worshippers and stealing valuables, reports Al-Rai daily.