Man gets 7 years in jail for killing co-worker

Aworker will be jailed for seven years for knifing his co-worker to death following a year of alleged sexual abuse.

The 22-year-old Pakistani worker was reportedly walking in Al Quoz in September 2017 around 11pm when his countryman co-worker phoned him to come to him immediately as he wanted to have sex with him.

The victim’s request enraged the 22-year-old who went to a store, purchased a knife and went to meet his countryman in a parking lot.

When he arrived, the coworker grabbed him by his arm and asked him to go with him to his room.

When the 22-year-old refused, the co-worker tried to drag him by his clothes to the house. The defendant then took out the knife and stabbed him four times in his chest and belly.

In February, the Dubai Court of First Instance convicted the 22-year-old defendant of killing his countryman.

The accused appealed before the Appeals Court and sought to have his punishment reduced. Yesterday, the appellate court dismissed the appeals and upheld the seven-year jail term.