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Abu Dhabi - A 56-year-old private school cleaner was on Wednesday sentenced to death for the second time in a year after he was found guilty of raping a 7-year-old girl and making death threats.
The Abu Dhabi Appeals Court had last year upheld the death penalty handed down to the Indian accused by the criminal court, after the victim’s family refused to pardon the criminal and demanded retributive justice and maximum punishment for him.
The court ordered the school and the defendant to collectively pay the victim’s family Dh5 million in temporary damages for the physical, psychological and social harms the child and her family faced as a result of the crime.
According to court records, the janitor waited for the girl to return from the school’s administration office before forcing her into the kitchen to rape her. He threatened to kill the victim and her mother if she reported the heinous crime to anyone.
After the girl returned home, her family noticed physical signs of rape, which were later confirmed in a medical examination.
After Wednesday’s verdict, the Judiciary Department - Abu Dhabi (JDAD) said it is the first time the Abu Dhabi Courts has pronounced a death sentence for a rape case. The JDAD said the UAE pays special attention to the protection of children under 14 years. A child under 14, the JDAD said, is not considered a ‘partner’ in a sexual assault crime.
The maximum penalty for raping minors as per UAE laws is the death penalty.
In March last year, the Abu Dhabi Appeals Court upheld a death sentence verdict pronounced by the criminal court. The public prosecution challenged the case before the Court of Cassation, which ordered a retrial. The defendant also had appealed the verdict, stating he gave his statement during investigations “coercively”. -news@khaleejtimes.com
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