UAE- Cook denies stabbing roommate to death

4/18/2016 3:50:14 AM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A cook allegedly stabbed his roommate to death and tried to kill another after he reportedly heard them saying that they sexually assaulted him while he was sleeping.

The Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Sunday that the 26-year-old Egyptian became furious and chased his roommates with a knife. He stabbed a Jordanian multiple times killing him and stabbed a compatriot who managed to escape and seek neighbours' help.

He denied charges of premeditated murder and attempted murder in court on Sunday.

Another Egyptian cook 38 had been initially charged with criminal complicity but charges were later dropped against him. No involvement on his part was proven in the incident.

The incident allegedly happened on September 16 last year.

Al Barsha police responded to a call from an Indian resident around 5am. "I was shocked by a man with a bleeding neck (the first victim) entering my place and collapsing in front of my eyes."

The police moved to the scene and arrested the accused who claimed that he stabbed the two men with a knife. He confessed that he threw the knife in the garbage.

The Egyptian victim said the deceased came back around 4.15am. "I heard him screaming at the defendant shortly later and as I tried to stand up to see what was going on I was stabbed many times. I could crawl outside and go to the next door flat. At hospital I heard that the other victim died."

A neighbour said that he was with his friends when an Arab man (the second victim) entered his flat. "He was holding his abdomen that had a stab wound. A man followed him and punched and kicked him."

The witness gave the injured clothes to cover his hand which was bleeding too.

The defendant claimed during interrogation that around 4.30am he heard his three flatmates talking about how they abused him. He stabbed both men.

The third flatmate whose involvement in the incident was ruled out was then in the toilet. The witness added that as he went out to the corridor the defendant chased him. "He slapped me several times saying that I was with them".

He went down through the emergency stairs. "When the police arrived I heard him telling them to bring me along" the witness said.

The forensic doctor said that the death was caused by the two deep stab wounds the victim received in the neck and abdomen and the severe internal bleeding.

The next hearing will be held on May 11.

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