A TIMELINE OF THE MURDER CASE OF AZAN MAJID

may 30, 2017 — Azan Majid went to nearby Mosque for prayers and didn’t return home, reported missing may 31 — The boy found dead on the rooftop his building near Muroor Road, Abu Dhabi June 5 — A Pakistani national, who is a relative of the deceased boy, arrested over the crime June 10 — The Abu Dhabi Police release a video footage of the accused disguised as a woman (wearing an abaya). The police say the accused used a rope to strangle the boy august 5 — The Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution charges the accused with premeditated murder, raping the child, crossdressing and driving a car without a number plate august 8 — The accused denies killing the child august 23 — Parents of Azan Majid seeks death for the killer october 24 — Prosecution says the accused plotted the boy’s murder for months october 31 — The accused says in court that he was never at the crime scene november 27 — The Abu Dhabi criminal court sentences him to death January 22, 2018 — The accused appeals to the court against his death sentence april 17 — The Abu Dhabi Appeal Court rejects the appeal, upholds the death sentence