Dubai: An investor has been given a three-month jail sentence after a court convicted him of threatening to kill an elderly Iranian woman and her son and daughter.
The Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced in absentia the 42-year-old Canadian investor, K.H, after he was found guilty.
The accused had appeared in court earlier and pleaded not guilty, but the judge sentenced him in absentia as he missed more than one hearing.
Presiding Judge Hamad Abdul Latif Abdul Jawad also referred the Iranian woman's civil lawsuit to the Dubai Civil Court.
Prosecutors charged K.H. of making the threats over a financial dispute. Records said the accused owed money to the Iranian son for commercial and business reasons.
Prosecutors said the defendant verbally threatened the woman over the phone by saying: "I will kill you, your daughter and son if you report me to the police."
The primary judgment remains subject to appeal within 15 days.
