Dubai: A forensic doctor failed to appear on Sunday in court where he was to be quizzed over the cause of the death of a four-year-old boy, who was raped and murdered last November.
The Dubai Court of Appeal adjourned until March 21 when the forensic doctor will give his statement following a request by advocate Abdul Rahman Al Mudharreb, who is defending the 30-year-old Emirati convict on death row for raping and killing the Pakistani boy.
"The doctor who examined the victim's body did not mention the main causes of death in his report. We want to quiz him and uncover the cause of death. As part of our defence, we are seeking to reduce the death sentence against the convict, R.R. I have agreed to defend him because this is my job," advocate Al Mudharreb said in court earlier.
