Court to review death penalty for murderer

Sharjah: The Appeal Court in Sharjah is reviewing the death sentence against a man who allegedly murdered his business partner using a pen knife.

The Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance had sentenced A.Sh, a Ukrainian, to death for murdering his Syrian business partner using a pen knife.

The parents of the Syrian victim have refused to accept the Dh500,000 blood money and are asking for the death penalty against the accused.

The Appeal Court in Sharjah approached the first time the victim's family, who are living in Syria, through the Sharia court in Syria asking them if they would accept the blood money from the Ukrainian suspect to be divided between his two small children Dani and Dina.

A.Sh offered the family any amount of money in order to pardon him but they are refusing his offer.

Affirmation from Syria

The Sharjah Appeal Court has asked the Sharia court in Syria to pledge and confirm that the victim's minor children are not in need of the blood money. The court in Syria should affirm that the small children have enough money to support them till they grow up because the court here must take into consideration what benefits there will be for the small children.

The appeal court is awaiting a reply from the Sharia court in Syria to issue its sentence against A.Sh.

The incident happened when both of them were in their office and they fought over issues related to work. A.Sh stabbed the victim in his chest and he tried to escape.

A.Sh then stabbed him again in his back. The victim died on the spot. A.Sh was arrested and the general public prosecutor charged him with premeditated murder.