Embassy of Kuwait denies murder story
Foul play suspected in citizen’s death; corpse found
KUWAIT CITY, July 10, (KUNA): The Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the United Kingdom denied on Saturday the validity of what was reported yesterday about the involvement of Kuwaiti citizens in a murder in London.
The embassy stated in a press statement that it “closely followed up the investigations conducted, stressing that the case is nothing more than a quarrel involving a Kuwaiti citizen who was recently released.”
KUWAIT CITY, July 10: The Criminal Investigation and Forensic Evidence officers have opened an investigation into the death of a Kuwaiti who was found dead at his home in Ardhiya.
According to a security source, when the relatives of the victim did not hear from him, they went to his house and found the corpse.
The death was then reported to the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior and a preliminary report showed the man had died a few days ago and took the corpse to the Criminal Evidences Department to identify the cause of death.
On the other hand, the partially decomposed corpse of an unidentified Asian that was found under a bridge in Mina Abdullah has been referred to Forensics.
Kuwaiti under probe:
The Kuwaiti Embassy in London is closely following up the ongoing investigations with a Kuwaiti citizen who is being held at a police station, reports Al-Rai daily quoting sources close to the issue.
The sources said the Kuwaiti citizen, whose has not been identified, was with a young Moroccan woman in his apartment and allegedly a severe dispute between them led to the murder of the woman.
The sources said another Kuwaiti who was in the same apartment, left the place when things heated up between the couple and eventually led to the murder of the woman.
Cams on beaches eyed:
Director of Construction Department in Kuwait Municipality Eng. Ahmed Al-Hajri revealed a plan to install surveillance cameras in front of public facilities on the beaches in coordination with the Ministry of Interior with the aim of curbing the continuous destruction of toilets and some state facilities on the beaches, reports Aljarida daily.
In an interview with the daily, Eng. Al-Hajri said the Kuwait Municipality is experiencing a phenomenon of damaged signboards and public utilities, adding, “In the event of deliberate damage to public utilities, legal measures will be taken against such vandalism in order to preserve those facilities.”
Regarding other projects, he explained that the two projects for the construction of the new Municipal Council and the Food Inspection Authority buildings are the most prominent projects of the municipality currently.
There are also youth projects being executed by the municipality with the cooperation of the National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises to make use of some of the squares.