Businessman still to come to terms with brother's murder

Dubai: A Uzbek businessman whose brother's decomposed body was found in the desert says he is devastated.

"I feel so upset," 33-year-old businessman Abdul Ahad Haidarov told Gulf News yesterday.

The Dubai Public Prosecution had charged three Uzbek men, identified as S.L., 26, K.A., 27, and E.A., 25, with the premeditated murder of their compatriot, Mohammad Haidarov, 40, stealing his bag which contained thousands of US dollars and dumping his body and leaving it to decompose in the desert near Jebel Ali.

Abdul Ahad who attended yesterday's hearing said he flew into Dubai last week and is trying to get his brother's personal belongings.

He said he was still facing some hurdles in acquiring his brother's possessions because the criminal case is continuing.

Lost contact

"My brother used to work in the jewellery industry. I came to Dubai in January last year to report him missing after we lost contact with him for four months. Then in June 2006 the CID contacted me and asked me to fly to Dubai to identify my brother's body," said Abdul Ahad.

"The body was rotten, unrecognisable and decomposed to the extent that I could not recognise or identify my own brother," he said. Mohammad's body was later identified from the DNA test and the dark trouser which matched with the jacket that was in the victim's house.

"My mother and I were shocked. I hope that nobody dies in the same manner," he added.

Abdul Ahad said he does not mind starting a business here and staying near his brother's body which is buried in Al Qusais graveyard. "We decided to bury Mohammad here because his body was decomposed and could not be transferred anywhere. Besides, we wanted him to rest in peace," he said.

Medical reports said the victim had a 20-cm cut on his arm. His hair had fallen off, eyes were bulging and tongue was dangling out due to the decay. He had four stab wounds. The court reconvenes later this month.