The Sharjah Criminal Court seized the case (M, F), an Asian accused of killing his friend by stabbing the knife after drinking wine, to judge in the third session of next March, as the defendant killed his colleague and informed the police, after which he escaped and was later caught.
The case’s attachment to the ruling came after the court had completed hearing the witnesses ’statements, and knowing the requests of blood parents who had waived retribution, as the victim’s wife requested the legal heirs.
The seconded defense lawyer presented a defense memorandum at the last session of the case before pronouncing the verdict, at the end of which he requested the defendant's acquittal of the charge of premeditated murder, amending the description of the accusation of self-defense, and reserve the use of clemency and mercy in his trial.
The details of the incident return when the accused was sitting drinking wine outside his house, and the victim came to him with two other people, and asked him for money, and when he refused to give them the money, the victim took the accused's wallet and his mobile phone, what pushed him to quarrel with him, and stabbed him with a knife that led to his death, and informed The police of the incident escaped, and was caught two days after the accident.
The accused admitted to the court the crime, noting that the victim was the one who started the attack, which led him to stab him with a knife.