KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS FILIPINA’S DEATH SENTENCE

the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of a lower court, which sentenced a Filipina housemaid identified as Jakatia Mandon Pawa, 31, of Zamboanga del Norte, to capital punishment for the premeditated murder of her sponsor’s 20 year old daughter at a suburb in Mubarak Al-Kabeer. In a previous session, Jakatia’s lawyer argued his client had no criminal intent as there is no evidence proving that she intentionally killed the victim. He then requested the court to acquit his client and refer her to a committee from the Psychiatric Hospital to check on her mental status or, at least, show maximum leniency towards Jakatia. Reportedly, the suspect used a knife to kill the victim, who was sleeping at the time of the murder. The crime took place on May 14 in Qurain. The session was presided over by Judge Mohammed Bu Slaib.