Murdered man's wife wants capital punishment, not blood money

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The wife of an Indian driver who was killed by two maids at the house of their sponsor refused to accept the blood money (diya) and insisted on capital punishment during the court hearing presided by judge Hussain Al Ousofi on Sunday.
Where it all began: Two maids held for killing driver in Sharjah
The wife confirmed in a letter that she would not pardon the two maids. The brother of the deceased, who attended the hearing at the Sharjah Shariah Court of First Instance, told Khaleej Times that the family would continue the legal process until the maids get the capital punishment.
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The court adjourned the case to enable the lawyer of the accused to consult the victim's children.
The lawyer asked for 45 days so that he can get in touch with the two sons of the deceased. The women, a 32-year-old Indonesian and a 35-year-old Filipina, are charged with adultery and premeditated murder of the 43-year-old Indian driver at the house of their Emirati sponsor.
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According to the court records, both the accused were in a relation with the victim and wanted to get rid of him as he blackmailed and threatened them.
In addition, both of them came to know that the driver was cheating on them by having sex with the other.
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The Operations Room of the Sharjah Police received information on October 14, 2014, that an Indian was found dead in his room located in Al Qarayin area. Since initial investigations showed no foul play, the body was shifted to Al Qasimi Hospital and then referred to the Sharjah forensic laboratory. During examination, it was found that the victim was strangulated to death.
The police launched an investigation, which soon led to the maids. When confronted, the Filipino maid allegedly confessed that she had helped the Indonesian maid to kill the driver.
However, the Indonesian maid denied the accusation in the beginning, but confessed to the crime on the second day.
She said she had been in a relationship with an Afghani driver and one day the victim saw her with her boyfriend. After that, he threatened her and started taking advantage of her.
Execution of murder
The maids who stayed in the room next to the victim's then planned the murder.
They allegedly decided that the Indonesian maid would have sex with the victim and would drug him so that they can carry out the murder. On next Friday, taking advantage of the fact that the family was out, the Indonesian maid went to the driver's room, watched a movie, had sex with him and then drugged him.
The Filipino joined them after being assured that MMR had fallen unconscious. They then took out a cord and strangled him.
Once they made sure that the man was dead, they cleaned up the room and left.
They pretended as if everything was normal on the next day morning, carried breakfast to his room. Once there, one of the maids shouted that the man was not waking up and informed the sponsor, who informed the police.
During interrogation, the Indonesian maid admitted that she had sex with the victim and another man. However, during the court hearing, she collapsed and denied the charges. The Filipino, however, confessed that they had killed the man and agreed that she helped her friend.
amira@khaleejtimes.com