The 27-year-old Pakistani chef repeatedly stabbed his co-worker in his chest and killed him for eavesdropping on the former speaking to his wife over the phone and also for communicating with the woman on the phone despite his warning not to do so.

The chef tried to escape from the workplace where he had stabbed the victim before coworkers restrained him and handed him over to the police.

When questioned by police on the crime scene, the chef said he had repeatedly warned the deceased against calling his wife and interfering in his marital issues.

The Dubai Court of First Instance convicted the Pakistani of intentionally stabbing his countryman and killing him.

The suspect pleaded not guilty plea in court.

“I did not have any intention to kill him … it happened by mistake,” he told presiding judge Fahd Al Shamsi.

Asked what he meant by mistake, the defendant elaborated: “We had a previous dispute and had a fight … when he tried to stab me with the knife, I took it away from him and stabbed him.”

According to Wednesday’s ruling, presiding judge Al Shamsi said the accused will be deported following the completion of his punishment.

A Pakistani chef testified that he had been a co-worker of the killer and the victim for a long time.

“I have never seen or heard them fighting before. That day, the victim was cooking inside the kitchen when the defendant was talking over the phone. The latter got angry suddenly and I heard him call a name three times … then he grabbed a knife and stabbed the deceased thrice in the kitchen of the restaurant where we all worked. Then he ran way although I tried to stop him. The building’s security managed to stop him until the police came and apprehended him,” said the witness.

A policeman testified that when he questioned the accused, he told him that he stabbed the victim because he had not stopped calling his wife despite having repeatedly warned him not to.

Wednesday’s ruling remains subject to appeal within 15 days.

Source:gulfnews.com