Ironsmith stabs colleague over sexual harassment
dubai — An ironsmith stood trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance, charged with murdering a colleague over the latter’s alleged sexual harassment.
The Pakistani man, yet to complete 21 years of age, is accused of stabbing the Indian victim twice in the chest and waist on May 9. He claimed he stabbed the victim after the latter made sexual advances towards him.
Prosecutors accused him of premeditatedly murdering the victim and attempting to kill another worker. He is also accused, along with the second victim, a 25-yearold Indian blacksmith, of consuming alcohol without a licence.
On the day of the incident, the accused went berserk after what he claimed was a sexual harassment by the deceased on the stairs of their accommodation.
The second victim said that he did not know the accused prior to the day. “I was under the influence of alcohol when he stabbed me on my back and in my thigh. I could reach my room and seek help.”
By the time the police arrived, the accused managed to run away as the supervisor tried to restrain him.
A policeman said that at 1.30am on May 10, they were alerted about a murder at a contracting company’s labour accommodation in Al Quoz industrial area. “The information was that there was an injured person. The victim was lying with his face down and blood all around him. The Egyptian security guard revealed the name of the suspect. As we circulated his descriptions, we were tipped-off that he was hiding behind a mosque in the same area. We arrested him at 2.15am.”
He admitted to killing the victim. He said he had consumed one beer earlier. He claimed that he saw the victim and another Indian man on the stairs.
“I asked them to make way for me but then the victim grabbed me by the thigh in a sexually provocative way. He did it again, inviting me to sit down with them,” the accused told the cops.
The defendant then lost his cool and went directly to his room and brought a knife. “I went back to them and the victim invited me again to hang out with them. When I asked him why he was calling me, he touched me again. I then took out the knife and stabbed the first man in the chest and his companion in the back as they tried to escape,” the defendant was quoted confessing to the police.
The forensic report showed the cause of death was deep cuts causing severe internal bleeding.
The next hearing is set for September 16.
When I asked him why he was calling me, he touched me again. I then took out the knife and stabbed the first man in the chest.”
The defendant