A Russian woman killed her Swiss boyfriend by stabbing him in the neck when he demanded sex, police sources said.

The incident took place at about 3am on Monday morning at a flat in Dubai, where the two lived together.

"The 20-year-old Russian girl told her housemaid somebody had come into the flat and attacked the 45-year-old Swiss man. The housemaid informed the building's security who informed the police," a source from Dubai police told Gulf News yesterday.

He added initially the Russian woman denied stabbing her boyfriend and said she did not know how he suffered the injury to his neck.

"After questioning and investigation, she admitted she was the one who had stabbed him.

"She said they had a fight and she had been very upset. At that time, he demanded sex from her, and she did not want it. She said he tried to force her and thus she stabbed him in the neck with a knife. She said she did not want to attack him or harm him. She was just trying to avoid giving him the services he was demanding," the source said.

He added when she stabbed him with the knife, he fell to the floor and started bleeding.

"She said he was bleeding a lot, and died within minutes. She said she was tense and did not know what to do with his body. She called her maid and lied and said someone else had attacked him," the source said.

He said the case was now with the public prosecution department. The man's body is at the Dubai police morgue.

"The deceased had dual citizenship. He was a German national but was residing in the UAE using his Swiss passport. He was in his early forties. I am not sure if he had any family in Dubai or the UAE. We believe he was a businessman, but we are not sure of his occupation. The maid found him early Monday morning. She informed the police who started their investigations," a diplomatic source said.

Gulf News called up the Swiss Consulate for further information, but officials declined to comment.

Man stabs woman after spat
By Mona Ahmad, Staff Reporter

A 28-year-old Filipina was stabbed to death yesterday by a male colleague who claimed to be in love with her, a police source said.

Speaking to Gulf News, the victim's friend said the attacker was a 29-year-old Syrian, who was working with them at a five-star hotel.

"He started working at the hotel about three weeks ago and started chasing her," she told Gulf News.

She added the attacker had tried to come close to the woman many times and each time she warded him off.

"He became more daring and started to cross the limit. I advised her to complain about him to our boss, but she didn't as she feared he might lose his job and she didn't want to harm anybody,"she said.

She added about four days ago, the attacker was trying to harass the victim, and previously he had strangled her as well.

"She was very scared when he strangled her, but then he asked her to forgive him and thus she didn't file a complaint against him at the police station and decided to forget about it," she said.

"We were informed about this incident at about 10am and were able to arrest the attacker. It seems the victim had finished her shift at the hotel, and was waiting for the hotel bus at the parking area.

"The attacker met her there and started arguing with her and trying to convince her of his love. When she rejected him, he stabbed her about 10 times in the chest," a source from Dubai police said.

He added the attacker had been detained and was waiting for a judgment from the public prosecution department. "This incident sent shivers down our spine," a hotel staff member said.

A representative from the hotel did not return Gulf News' call.

An official from the Philippine Consulate declined to reveal the dead woman's name until her next of kin had been informed.

The consulate official said the police investigation must first be completed before the victim's body could be shipped back to the Philippines.

With additional input from Jay Hilotin, Staff Reporter