UAE- 'Al Reem Island ghost woman' gets death sentence


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The woman dubbed as the 'Al Reem Island ghost' was sentenced to death by the Federal Supreme Court on Monday.

The Emirati woman, Alaa Bader Abdullah Al Hashemi, 29, is accused of stabbing 37-year-old American schoolteacher Ibolya Ryan in a toilet in Boutik Mall on Al Reem Island on December 1 last year.

Authorities arrested her three days later. The woman is also accused of creating an explosive device with the intention of harming others.

Details show that she created an online account where she promoted terrorist ideas and spread information that harmed the UAE. It was also alleged that she donated funds to a terrorist organisation while knowing they would be used in terrorist acts.


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