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Man sentenced to 15 years in jail for killing pregnant wife
A man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for killing his pregnant wife. The husband suspected that his wife is not carrying his baby.
- By Bassam Zaza, Staff Reporter
- Published: 13:53 February 5, 2008
Dubai: A man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for killing his pregnant wife. The husband suspected that his wife is not carrying his baby.
The 44-year-old Filipino, who hit his compatriot wife's head on the bathroom wall and killed her, will be deported after serving his sentence, ruled the Dubai Court of First Instance.
"I smashed her head on the wall twice, but I didn't intend to kill her," the accused told the court earlier.
The Public Prosecution charged the accused, who worked as an electrician, with the premeditated murder of his wife.
Records said the man fought with his wife because he was jealous and "suspected that she carried someone else's baby".
"She was scheduled to return to the Philippines just one day prior to her death. I told her that I didn't want her to give birth and bring up a child who wasn't mine," the husband testified before the public prosecution.
According to court records, he hit her head against the wall four or five times before she was dead.
"I washed my hands, locked her in the room from inside and escaped from the window," the husband said. "She used to receive phone calls and messages from unidentified men."
The victim's brother testified that the defendant was jealous. The victim once worked as a housemaid for a British family.
"My wife saw water and blood seeping out of the victim's room. I got inside the room through the window, which was left partially open after I failed to open the door. She was lying dead and naked," said the Briton in his statement.
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