Arab Times

Murder case of expat doctor killing his wife has come to ‘haunt’ again

Car ‘drifter’ tries to run over police, flees

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KUWAIT CITY, Sept 3: The famous murder case in which an expatriate doctor was accused of killing his wife has come to haunt again after it went viral in the social media last week, reports Al-Anba daily.

In this regard, Fahd Al-Haddad – the lawyer representi­ng the accused – said that the public should not rush and give judgments saying the case is still with the Kuwaiti judiciary.

He added that he did not rule out the overturnin­g of the death sentence against the accused. Al-Haddad stressed that the appeal made by the accused in the Court of Cassation includes reasons which could lead to overturnin­g the death penalty related to the rules of sentencing as prescribed in the Code of Criminal Procedures and Proceeding­s.

Al-Haddad pointed out that such cases may gain the sympathy of the community lead to cause hatred for the accused and prejudge him, while the files of such cases may contain conclusive evidence that the accused is not responsibl­e for the incident or denies his connection with it.

The attorney added his client suffers from rare disturbanc­es as the case papers have revealed. Add to this the good relationsh­ip between the accused and his wife for 10 good years without any difference­s, but the disturbanc­es suffered by the accused in recent weeks before the incident changed the course of the life of the accused. The lawyer has also submitted reports confirming that the murderer’s brother had a mental disorder similar to that of the accused.

Al-Haddad also pointed out that the reasons for the appeal raised before the Court of Cassation are valid, but there is no place for speculatio­n in the verdict of the judiciary.

He stressed that he is fully confident of the Kuwaiti judiciary, and that everyone should be patient and wait for the verdict of the Court of Cassation.

Bid to run over cop:

Police are looking for an unidentifi­ed young man believed to be a Kuwaiti for allegedly attempting to run over a policeman when the securityme­n went to investigat­e a complaint in Fintas, reports Al-Rai daily.

The daily added, when police arrived at the spot they saw the suspect driving his sports car recklessly and endangerin­g the lives of other road users and himself.

When police stopped the man and ordered him to show his ID and driving licence, the motorist stepped on the gas pedal and attempted to run over a police officer and escaped.

The security sources said police did not chase him according the instructio­ns given by the senior officials of the Ministry of Interior not to chase suspects, to prevent injuries during chase, but to note down the car plate number and other details.

It is believed the details of the car and the suspect have been circulated to all police patrols.

Smuggling monkeys:

A GCC national was detained at Nuwaiseeb border checkpoint for attempting to smuggle a pelican and 20 monkeys into the country.

In a press release, General Customs Administra­tion explained that a customs officer at Nuwaiseeb border checkpoint noticed the bird and animals in cages inside the vehicle driven by a GCC national who arrived at the border checkpoint from a GCC country.

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