Man stabbed in traffic dispute

A man damaged a motorist’s vehicle following a traffic dispute, then stabbed him in the back after trading insults with him. The incident took place on Fahaheel Road, and the victim, Egyptian, was taken to the hospital following the accident while the attacker, Kuwaiti, was arrested and taken to the police station.

Sheep stolen

Three persons climbed over the fence of a citizen’s farm and stole 17 sheep after assaulting the keeper. The Asian keeper’s hands and legs were tied by the three intruders, who kept him inside a tent and then stole the sheep. The citizen untied the keeper and took him to the police station where he lodged a complaint.

Assault

An Egyptian couple asked a taxi driver to take them to an area, but got into an argument with him, so they were asked to leave the car, but things escalated and blows were exchanged. Passersby informed the interior ministry operations about the incident, and as each accused the other of assault, they were taken to the police station. The driver obtained a medical report and went back to the station, but the couple did not show up. Police charged them with assault and detectives were asked to arrest them.

Search for ‘friends’

A female citizen accused her two friends of beating her inside her house and stealing her phone. The citizen told Bayan police that her two friends, who happen to be sisters, stormed her house and beat her then stole her phone and escaped. Detectives are looking for the two women.

Accident

A female citizen was hurt when her car fell down at the Amiri Hospital’s parking lot. People who heard a ‘bang’ rushed to the car, got the driver out and sent her for treatment. A security source said the woman lost control when she was driving towards the upper levels.

Weapon stolen

A policeman in Farwaniya stole an M16 rifle and its rounds as he wanted to sell it to a citizen and a Syrian man who is wanted on a felony. A corporal who was counting for weapons at the police station noticed a rifle missing, and informed his superior, accusing a policeman who left quickly after his shift of stealing the weapon. The officer was summoned for questioning but he denied the accusations. The shift officer found the weapon in the suspected policeman’s car, after which he confessed that he stole it with the intention intended to sell it. He added that the buyers were waiting at a cooperative society; where police headed and placed them under arrest. The three were sent to the public prosecution for further action.

—Translated from the Arabic press