ABU DHABI // A man stabbed two men, killing one and injuring another, because he said they stole his baby, the Criminal Court heard on Tuesday.
RJ, from the Philippines, is accused of stabbing RW, an Arab man, to death and attempting to kill another, NT, also Arab, by stabbing him repeatedly.
RJ said he stabbed the two men, but did not mean to kill any of them.
“There were three people, after they beat me they took my baby from me,” he told the court.
He then went to his apartment and fetched the knife used to stab two of the attackers.
“My baby boy was living with me,” he added.
The judge said he also attempted to stab NT to death, but he was treated by doctors and managed to survive.
“I don’t know the names, there were three people, I know them by face only. I only stabbed two of them,” RJ said.
He is also charged of being in an illegal relationship with SM, from the Philippines, which he denied.
“She is just my neighbour,” he said.
SM also denied having any connection with him, also saying he was just a neighbour.
“So what is your relationship with the victim?” asked chief justice Idris Binmansour.
“He is my boss and the father of my daughter,” she replied.
The court asked if they were divorced, but she said they were never married, just in a relationship.
The court adjourned the hearing for defence to prepare their case and to summon NT to court.
Next hearing will be held on June 24.
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