Verdict soon in child killing case

An Emirati fishing boat captain accused of assaulting and killing a four-year-old boy in Dubai will know his fate on January 27, the presiding judge said today. The defendant, RR, has admitted to the crime, and psychology experts have testified that he is likely to commit similar crimes in the future, an assertion that his lawyer disputes. Moosa Mukhtiar Ahmed was killed on the first day of Eid al Adha in the toilet of a mosque near the child's home in Al Qusais, Dubai. Prosecutors and the victim's family have asked for the death sentence. *The National