the Fujairah Court of Appeals, United Arab Emirates...

the Fujairah Court of Appeals, United Arab Emirates, has upheld the emirate’s criminal court sentencing of an Emirati, A.M.A., to death for intentionally killing his compatriot M.A.A. with a Ninja sword. Presided over by Judge Abdullah Al Salamai, and attended by Counsellor Shaikh Sohail Al Sharqi, Senior Undersecretary of the Appeal Prosecution, the court had unanimously called for the execution of the defendant by the available means in the country, and confiscation of the weapon used for the crime. The families of the victim welcomed the verdict with smile on their faces. According to the court records, the crime took place behind the Trade Centre in Fujairah city in November last year. The 35-year-old defendant, A.M.A., stabbed 36-year-old M.A.A., who hailed from Dibba Al Hisn, several times following a family dispute, killing him on the spot. Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanim Al Kaabi, Commander in chief of Fujairah Police, said the crime took place behind the Trade Centre in Fujairah, when the defendant used a sword to stab the victim in the chest and the neck. A.M.A. then surrendered himself to the police.