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Victim of huge loss decapitates himself in Sharjah
A Pakistani businessman decapitated himself after he suffered the loss of millions of dollars due to the economic meltdown, police confirmed on Friday.
- By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:47 January 9, 2009
Sharjah: A Pakistani businessman decapitated himself after he suffered the loss of millions of dollars due to the economic meltdown, police confirmed on Friday.
The businessman owned several contracting companies in Sharjah and Dubai, a senior officer at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sharjah Police said.
The businessman committed suicide by cutting his head off with an electric saw on Wednesday afternoon.
In a statement made by the deceased's wife, she said the 60-year-old man had been losing large amounts of money and was under alot of pressure. The businessman had recently been forced to lay off the workers at his companies.
The businessman committed suicide at his apartment an Al Qassimia. His wife told police she last spoke to her husband that morning and had arranged to meet up with him at one of his companies. By midday she became worried about his whereabouts and went home where she found his body at 2.40pm.
Brigadier Abdul Rahman Sahoh, of the forensic department at Sharjah Police, said the wife discovered her husband's body in a pool of blood with the electric saw still running. She switched off the saw and covered the body in a sheet before calling the police.
Police say they are expecting a rise in suicides as the financial crisis deepens and lay-offs increase, leaving many with high debts and no income.
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