30-year-old ‘kills’ wife, her boyfriend

I could never imagine that my wife would cheat on me as we have had a long courtship before we got married.”

Accused

sharjah — A 30-year-old Sri Lankan man has been charged in the Sharjah Criminal Court with two counts of murder after he poured acid on his 23-year-old wife and her boyfriend.

The wife died on the spot while her boyfriend succumbed to his burn injuries after a few months.

The case dates back to December 2017.

The Sri-Lankan national — identified as Prishni — was arrested at the airport while waiting for his flight to flee the country. The woman, identified as PI and her boyfriend identified as P. K, were reportedly having sex when the accused threw acid on them.

The husband told the police that he could never imagine that his wife would cheat on him, as they have had a long courtship before they got married. However, he started feeling that his wife’s behaviour had changed. According to him, he travelled to his home country for family business which required him to stay there for around 20 days.

However, one week after having reached there, while browsing the Facebook, he spotted a photograph of his wife with another man. He decided not to call her and immediately flew back to Dubai, the man said. He also stayed in a hotel and started monitoring them.

The accused followed them and found them entering an apartment while leaving the door opened. The man said he found them in a compromising position in the bedroom and threw acid on them.