No injuries in Salmiya hotel blaze
KUWAIT: A fire broke out at a hotel in Salmiya on Monday night, and it was tackled before spreading or causing any injuries. Firefighters from two different fire stations rushed to the scene as soon as the blaze was reported, and they managed to control the flames which had spread through the second floor of a restaurant in the hotel. No casualties were reported.
Terminated
The Interior Ministry terminated the contract of an employee who appeared in video footage circulated on social media threatening to ‘cut off the hand of whoever assaults’ him. The termination order came over accusations of instigating violence, showing disrespect towards the country’s laws and disturbing general order. The suspect, Egyptian, was reported to senior ministry officials who ultimately made the decision to terminate his contract.
Adjourned
The criminal court adjourned hearing the murder case of Kuwaiti propagandist Abdul Rahman Al-Sanafi till January 7, 2018, pending summoning the officer in charge of the case and hearing his and other witnesses’ testimony. Case papers go back to August when the 39year-old victim was lured by a 21-year-old citizen and his friend before being stabbed and dumped outside AlSabah Hospital. The suspect admitted to the crime after returning home.
Suicide
A Filipina housemaid was found hanging dead at her sponsor’s house in Reqqa, in a case filed as suicide. The house lady checked on her maid when she was unusually late and found her hanging motionless from the ceiling in her bedroom, a security source said. Investigations are ongoing in the case. Separately, an Ethiopian housemaid was rushed to Al-Sabah Hospital with serious forehead injuries she sustained by banging her head to a wall several times in an attempt to commit suicide at her sponsor’s house in Sulaibikhat.
Swindling
Hawalli detectives arrested an expat for swindling KD 10,000 from four citizens to open a restaurant and cafe. After receiving the money, the suspect vanished and stopped answering the citizens’ calls. On checking the place the suspect claimed to have rented for the project, the citizens found out that it belonged to someone else. A fraud case was filed and the suspect was arrested pending further investigations.
Identity theft
Police arrested a citizen sentenced to four years in jail over forgery charges he was found guilty of. Case papers indicate that detectives were tipped off on how the suspect has been escaping arrest using his twin brother’s ID. The suspect was later stopped at a check point where detectives checked his fingerprints to identify him despite resistance. In another case, a female citizen, who had been wanted for financial claims, was arrested in Farwaniya. Case papers indicate that a police patrol suspected a vehicle parked in a dark spot with a girl in it. On approaching the vehicle, detectives found out that the girl was wanted and had heroin on her. A case was filed.