An unemployed labourer who stabbed a man 12 times has denied that he intended to kill the victim, claiming that he was acting in self defence after the latter went for him first and broke his arm.
“I was defending myself. He attacked me and threw me out of the first floor of the accommodation, breaking my left arm,” the 23-year-old Indian defendant said at Dubai Criminal Court on Monday.
On the morning of September 21 this year, police were called after workers at a labour accommodation in Al Quoz Industrial Area 2 found the victim in a pool of blood and saw the defendant running away.
“It was 8.00am when I heard a noise. My room is in the ground floor so I looked up to where the noise was coming from and saw the victim carrying a broomstick while chasing the defendant", testified a Pakistani driver, 32.
"Then, when they came to the ground floor, I saw blood on the victim’s shirt,”
He said he called for an ambulance, but the victim, also Indian, died on the way to Rashid Hospital, court records stated.
The accommodation’s Cameroonian supervisor, 30, told prosecutors that he also heard noise and on inspection found workers looking down at the ground floor and saying that a colleague had been stabbed.
“Someone was screaming. I rushed to the source of the screams and saw the victim lying on his back and bleeding heavily," said the supervisor, who managed to restrain the suspect until police arrived.
"He was shaking his head and moving his eyes, but couldn't speak. Then I spotted the defendant trying to climb the fence to run away so I called the police and chased him."
“I also found the knife he used to stab the victim. I did not touch it, just covered it with plastic until police arrived,” he said.
He pointed out that the defendant had cancelled his visa with the company and was supposed to fly back to his home country the same day the alleged murder took place.
The court records did not elaborate on reasons for the alleged stabbing, but a medical report stated that the victim suffered from 12 stab wounds in the face, neck, chest and back.
“The nature of the stab wounds indicate that they were intended to kill,” the prosecutor's report said.
The next hearing will be on December 21.
How to keep control of your emotions
If your investment decisions are being dictated by emotions such as fear, greed, hope, frustration and boredom, it is time for a rethink, Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at online trading platform IG, says.
Greed
Greedy investors trade beyond their means, open more positions than usual or hold on to positions too long to chase an even greater gain. “All too often, they incur a heavy loss and may even wipe out the profit already made.
Tip: Ignore the short-term hype, noise and froth and invest for the long-term plan, based on sound fundamentals.
Fear
The risk of making a loss can cloud decision-making. “This can cause you to close out a position too early, or miss out on a profit by being too afraid to open a trade,” he says.
Tip: Start with a plan, and stick to it. For added security, consider placing stops to reduce any losses and limits to lock in profits.
Hope
While all traders need hope to start trading, excessive optimism can backfire. Too many traders hold on to a losing trade because they believe that it will reverse its trend and become profitable.
Tip: Set realistic goals. Be happy with what you have earned, rather than frustrated by what you could have earned.
Frustration
Traders can get annoyed when the markets have behaved in unexpected ways and generates losses or fails to deliver anticipated gains.
Tip: Accept in advance that asset price movements are completely unpredictable and you will suffer losses at some point. These can be managed, say, by attaching stops and limits to your trades.
Boredom
Too many investors buy and sell because they want something to do. They are trading as entertainment, rather than in the hope of making money. As well as making bad decisions, the extra dealing charges eat into returns.
Tip: Open an online demo account and get your thrills without risking real money.
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MATCH INFO
What: 2006 World Cup quarter-final
When: July 1
Where: Gelsenkirchen Stadium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Result:
England 0 Portugal 0
(Portugal win 3-1 on penalties)
Dates for the diary
To mark Bodytree’s 10th anniversary, the coming season will be filled with celebratory activities:
- September 21 Anyone interested in becoming a certified yoga instructor can sign up for a 250-hour course in Yoga Teacher Training with Jacquelene Sadek. It begins on September 21 and will take place over the course of six weekends.
- October 18 to 21 International yoga instructor, Yogi Nora, will be visiting Bodytree and offering classes.
- October 26 to November 4 International pilates instructor Courtney Miller will be on hand at the studio, offering classes.
- November 9 Bodytree is hosting a party to celebrate turning 10, and everyone is invited. Expect a day full of free classes on the grounds of the studio.
- December 11 Yogeswari, an advanced certified Jivamukti teacher, will be visiting the studio.
- February 2, 2018 Bodytree will host its 4th annual yoga market.
