Sharjah: The trial of two suspects facing charges of torturing a Kuwaiti student to death, which was held at Sharjah Sharia Court on Wednesday morning, has been postponed until September 3 to negotiate with the family of the victim to accept blood money.

The court yesterday hear the testimony of the witnesses in the case.

Meanwhile, the judge declined the request of the suspects’ lawyers to bail the suspects.

The victim’s family told Gulf News they wanted those responsible for their son’s death to be given the death sentence and they will never pardon the killers.

The case of the Kuwaiti student allegedly tortured to death opened at Sharjah Sharia Court on January 22 this year in a closed session.

Mubarak, 19, died at the University City Hospital in Sharjah on February 24, 2013, following several days of physical abuse, said police.

Rashid Al Omrani, attorney-general of Sharjah Prosecution, told Gulf News earlier, “According to our investigations, we are submitting three charges against the suspects to the criminal court: deprivation of the victim’s freedom, torture and premeditated murder.”

The two suspects in the case, Shaikh Y.H.S., a member of the Kuwaiti royal family, and H.A., 18, are being held at Sharjah’s Central Prison. The third suspect, who is being hunted by Interpol, faces charges in absentia of covering up the crime and failing to report it to authorities.

Lawyer Salem Obaid Bin Sahoo is representing the victim’s family.

He said the victim’s family had told him they wanted those responsible for their son’s death to be given the death sentence.

“Two suspects confessed to their crime before the court and said that they tortured the victim for three days for allegedly harassing one of their female relatives,” official sources conducting the investigation told Gulf News.

It is understood that Mubarak was accused of harassing the sister of one of the three suspects and borrowed Dh100,000 from one of the suspects. Authorities indicated this explained why Mubarak maintained his silence despite four days of torture and did not report the matter to police.