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Asian arrested for strangling girlfriend to death in hotel room

The suspect said that he had discovered that the victim was cheating on him with other men, so he wrapped his belt around her neck and strangled her to death.

An Asian man was arrested after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend to death in her room at an Abu Dhabi hotel. The woman, also an Asian, had entered the country on a tourist visa. Abu Dhabi Police investigators managed to identify the culprit and arrest him in the Western Region within hours of receiving information about the incident.

Colonel Dr Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, revealed that the Operations Room recently received information that a woman was found dead in one of the hotel’s rooms. “The competent police teams immediately rushed to the hotel and processed the crime scene. Preliminary examination indicated a suspected criminal offense and confirmed assassination by strangulation,” he added.

Colonel Borshid explained that an investigation team was formed under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel Juma’a Al Ka’bi, Chief of Psychological Crimes Section at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). “The team discovered that reservations were made by the 44-year-old Asian, identified as J. F, and that the victim, identified as M. J. (28) had entered the UAE at one of the country’s airports,” he said.

“The investigation team identified the culprit, as the same person who rented the room and found out his whereabouts. Ultimately, a patrol was dispatched to the Ruwais Industrial City in the Western Region, where the suspect was arrested,” he continued.

After being confronted with evidence, the culprit confessed to killing the woman, with whom he had an affair. He claimed that on the day of the murder, he had discovered that the victim was cheating on him with other men, so he wrapped his belt around her neck and strangled her to death, while she was lying on the bed.

The Abu Dhabi Police referred the suspect and evidence to the public prosecution, to pursue further investigation. -news@khaleejtimes.com