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UAE sentences Pakistan man to death for killing ‘sexually abusive’ Emirati boss

November 29, 2018 at 3:23 pm

The Emirati boss was murdered by his employer who used a meat cleaver to hit him over the head [Tactical Testosterone/Facebook]

A Pakistani man has been handed the death penalty after confessing to killing his Emirati boss who he claims withheld his salary in exchange for sex.

The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of First Instance handed the sentence to the man after he was found guilty of premeditated murder and theft, the Khaleej Times reported.

The worker and his employer are thought to have got into dispute over wages and a delay in the payment of bonuses. The unnamed felon is said to have been earning roughly $272 despite being promised a monthly salary of $408.

After working for many months, the employer informed the defendant that his monthly salary had been increased by $136, bringing it in line with the amount that was initially promised.

After the employer refused to pay the additional amount the man is believed to have planned the murder.

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According to the Khaleej Times, he went to a shop with his friend and bought a meat cleaver. He then phoned his boss for a meeting. He told him that he wanted to go to a remote area in the city outskirts to pick something from a friend but needed his help because he didn’t have transport.

The Emirati boss drove him in his car. And while on the way in a quiet area, the worker pulled out the meat cleaver and hit him with it on the head and neck. The following morning, he went to his workplace, pretending that nothing happened.

Municipal workers discovered the victim’s body in a parked car and informed the police who arrested the worker after carrying out an investigation.

Abu Dhabi public prosecutors charged the man with premeditated murder and theft. In court, the accused retracted his earlier confession and denied planning to kill his boss. He said the man wanted to have sex with him by force and that he attacked him in self-defence.