Fujairah Police arrest Asian for murdering Emirati

FUJAIRAH: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Fujairah Police announced that the person accused of killing an Emirati man, whose body was found behind the Eid prayer yard in Fujairah a few days ago, has been identified and arrested.

The security teams arrested a 31-year-old Asian man for involvement in the murder of a UAE national last Saturday evening behind the prayer yard, official sources confirmed.

Brig. Humaid Mohammad Al Yamahi, Director General of Police Operations, stated that the competent security teams immediately initiated investigations into the incident ater finding the body of the citizen.

A search and investigation team was formed, led by Brig. Mohamed Ahmed Al Sha’er, Director of the CID, to ascertain the circumstances behind the incident especially ater the forensic expert had confirmed that there was a criminal suspicion behind the death, Al Yamahi said.

Brig. Al Sha’er explained that the assigned team examined the crime scene and analysed the criminal traces detected in the scene and in the victim’s vehicle from which they identified the accused. The later was arrested in record time in possession of the stolen valuables, Al Sha’er confirmed.

The accused confessed before the police to killing the victim when confronted with the evidence. He stated that on the day of the incident, he saw the victim’s vehicle stopping but operating behind the Eid prayer yard in a dark area. He surprised the victim by geting into the vehicle from the back door and siting on the back seat, before threatening him with a gun, which he reportedly stole from a villa, to make him surrender what was in his possession.

The accused continued, “On threatening the victim with the gun, he got scared and got off the vehicle hurriedly, so I shot him, then let him bleeding and fled the scene using his vehicle.”

The accused also said that he parked the vehicle at the seashore in a dark place and stole the victim’s personal belongings, including his wallet and let the place.

He also guided the cops to a place where he hid the gun used in the crime, Brig. Al Sha’er added.

Based on the evidence and confession of the accused, he has been detained to be referred to the Public Prosecution.

Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ahmed Bin Ghanem Al Kaabi, Commander-in-chief of Fujairah Police, commended the efforts of the CID team and praised the vigilance and professionalism of the policemen which led to identifying and arresting the perpetrator.