Manama: A man has been jailed for three years in Bahrain for insulting another man and causing his death.
The defendant, in his 20s, and the victim, in his 30s, reportedly had a heated argument during which the younger man uttered reportedly offensive insults. However, there was no exchange of blows or use of physical force by either party.
The victim nevertheless became “extremely upset” and minutes after the bickering was over, he collapsed.
Efforts by people at the scene to help him failed, the court was told.
A medical report attributed the death to a cardiac arrest from high blood pressure and nervous shock, according to a report in the capital Manama on Wednesday.
The court looking into the case decided to charge the defendant with the use of violence that resulted in death.
However, he challenged the charges and insisted that he did not hit or strike the victim.
The court, referring to the medical report, established a direct relation between the insults and the death, explaining that all actions that result in a death, whether directly or indirectly, were equivalent.
