A 23-year-old Kyrgyzstani, convicted of killing his employer in a sustained attack, has lost an appeal against his life sentence. The National reports.
The man from Kyrgyzstan was found guilty of premeditated murder by the Dubai Criminal Court in April 2021 after hitting the victim several times with a hammer before stabbing him repeatedly in the neck.
The mechanic worked at a car repair shop in the Al Quoz industrial area of Dubai at the time of the incident.
A dispute broke out with his boss over the date of his flight back home for a holiday.
On June 13, 2020, the man waited for his co-workers to take a break and leave the garage before he locked the front door of the premises.
He entered his employer’s office armed with a knife and a hammer and carried out the brutal assault.
A medical report said the victim died of multiple head injuries and stab wounds.
The attacker admitted to charges of carrying out a premeditated murder.
The Dubai Appeal Court upheld the verdict of the lower court, meaning the man will serve a life sentence, equivalent to 25 years, before being deported from the country.
