UAE | Crime
Dubai Police arrest man suspected of murder
Dubai Police arrested an Arab man who was suspected of murdering a 62 year old Arab in Naif with the objective of theft.
- By Alia Al Theeb, Staff Reporter
- Published: 15:34 May 14, 2008
Dubai: Police have arrested a man suspected of murdering a 62-year-old after giving him a massage in his flat.
Maj Gen Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina, Dubai Police's Deputy Commandant General, said the 26-year-old Arab suspect, M.A., is accused of murdering the 62-year-old Arab victim by hitting him on the head with a wooden stick.
He said the motive for the attack was theft. The victim's wallet, two mobile phones and some foreign currency was taken.
On April 12, Dubai Police's operations room received a report about a murder in a building located in Frij Al Murar in Naif.
CID teams found H.M. lying in a pool of blood in his bedroom, where he lived alone.
The Dubai Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headed by Col Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, deputy director of the department, coordinated with CID teams from various emirates to find the murderer.
Maj Gen Al Mazeina said at a press conference yesterday on May 9 a police patrol suspected an Arab man in the Al Nahda area. He was stopped and questioned by the CID. He confessed.
The suspect admitted that he met with the victim on April 10 and the victim asked him to give him a massage. There was a misunderstanding between the two and the suspect hit the victim with a wooden stick twice on his head. He then ran away from the scene.
Some of the stolen items were recovered.
Maj Gen Al Mazeina said the suspect was referred to the Public Prosecution for further investigation.
More from UAE Crime
More from UAE
Community Reports
-
Mirror, mirror show me the way
Driver on Salam Street had so many boxes and fruits piled into car, he would not be able to view rear or right side mirrors
-
Parents should be more vigilant
Reader's picture highlights risk of negligence by caretakers
-
Warming up to ‘Mobilise the Earth' theme
Dubai school dedicates a whole week to celebrating Earth Day with can-collection drives, sapling plantation and painting competition among others
-
Drivers using mobiles put others' lives at risk
Speeding is dangerous for the driver and other motorists
Latest news
- Youngsters dance and raise cash for charity
- Dubai departments upgrade services
- Get yourself a free test for diabetes
- Ensuring a safety net for intellectual property
- Reader's issue addressed
- 5,552 illegals held in Dubai this year
- Man cleared because he took drugs in France
- Man charged with trafficking women
- Auditors to probe Mizin graft case
- Transfusion centre launches new toll free number
- Mirror, mirror show me the way
- Last minute ID rush is on
- Secret source scheme reaps rewards
- Breaking down cultural barriers with photographs
- Smart e-Gate system launched
