Sharjah: Two housemaids have been arrested on suspicion of killing an Asian driver in his room at their employer’s Sharjah villa over having an affair with both.
Police said the man, who worked as a driver for an Emirati family, was found dead in his room at the family’s villa.
Al Gharb police station received information from an Emirati family saying that their driver has died in his sleep in his room.
A team from police, forensic experts and paramedics moved to the scene of the incident and found the body of the driver sprawled on his bed. He was wearing night clothes and beside him was some medicine that showed he suffered from a certain medical condition which could have been the cause of his death. The body was transferred to the forensic laboratory for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Police suspected foul play in his death.
Police investigations and the forensic laboratory report confirmed their suspicions. Police investigations revealed that two maids, who work in the same house where the victim worked, one of them from Philippines and the other from Indonesia, were linked to the crime,
Police arrested the two maids. During interrogation, they denied the allegations initially and their link to the crime, but later confessed. They told police that they had strangled the driver while he was sleeping in his room located next to theirs.
The two maids were taking revenge after they discovered that the victim was having an affair with both at the same time.
The case has been refered to the public prosecution for further action.
Sharjah Police warned against the danger of relationships among domestic workers that can lead to crimes, which may threaten the family and the security of society.
Police advised allocating separate living accommodation for male and female domestic help to avoid the occurrence of such serious crimes.
