Cleaner stabbed colleague after learning of affair, Dubai court told

DUBAI // A cleaner stabbed his compatriot twice with a kitchen knife after he found out the man was having an affair with his wife.

The Bangladeshi defendant had to be restrained to stop him from stabbing the victim again, Dubai Criminal Court was told.

The incident happened in Al Rafaa on August 31 last year. The 42-year-old was arrested after witnesses called police. He was found with bloodstains on his shirt.

“The bloodstains were visible and it was obvious he had tried to wash the blood off but failed,” a 29-year-old Emirati police officer said.

The defendant learnt about the affair and hid the knife behind his back when he confronted the victim before stabbing him.

The victim, whose age was not mentioned in records, suffered internal bleeding after the knife cut into his liver. He was taken to Rashid Hospital were he was kept under observation for three weeks.

A criminal laboratory report found that the blood on the defendant’s shirt matched the victim’s.

He denied an attempted murder charge in court. A verdict will be issued on January 23.