UAE- RAK court slashes jail term of woman

3/30/2016 5:03:17 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Ras Al Khaimah Criminal Court of Appeal has commuted a ten-year jail term passed against an Arab woman convicted of killing her housemaid to only one year in prison.

As per court records the RAK police was alerted about the death of a housemaid here. Investigations showed that the victim was beaten to death by the suspect as per the forensic report.

However the defendant denied the accusations and told the court that they only had a simple verbal fight on the day of the maid's death as she used to stay up late outdoors and she did not beat her.

"The son of the woman admitted during police interrogation that his mother beat the victim hard until she fell motionless to the ground of the hall" a prosecution witness a CID officer with the RAK Police told the RAK Criminal Court.

In his testimony the forensic doctor and DNA expert with the RAK Police told the court that the victim succumbed to fatal injuries she received in her head stomach and chest.

The RAK Criminal Court based on the evidence collected and testimonies of the prosecution witnesses ordered the suspect to serve ten years in prison. The defendant moved the higher court which reduced the jail term to only one year.

Ahmed Shaaban Originally from Egypt I have been in Dubai since December 2005. Before coming here I worked as an English language instructor chief En/Ar translator proofreader reporter in Egypt and Qatar. I have also worked as a reporter correspondent and simultaneous translator with two satellite channels in Dubai. I have a masters degree in media Cairo University 2014 a bachelor degree in English language and translation Ain Shams University Cairo 1996 and three post-graduate diplomas in English language and Instruction. With over 19 years of experience in translation interpretation EFL instruction and reporting. I am interested in technology aviation politics as well as community parliament and defence issues. I enjoy reading writing exercising and surfing the web.

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