An Arab psychopath attacked and finished off his father (60 years old); while a man (GCC citizen) killed his wife (in her forties) in two separate cases that occurred in Abu Dhabi, with a difference of 25 days. In details, the two murderers used a kitchen knife as a crime tool to stab and kill the two victims.
According to Colonel Dr. Rashid Bourshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department, the Abu Dhabi Police immediately arrested the two criminals. The first murderer was taken to the psychiatric hospital to be medically examined, while the second one was taken to jail. Investigation is ongoing to uncover the circumstances of the two crimes.
In detail, Col. Rashid Bourshid said that the Arab son (“M.H”-30 years old) attacked his father (“H.H”-68 years old) stabbing him with a kitchen knife to the chest, which led to his death, according to the forensic report. The murder occurred at the family’s house in the Tourist Club Area in Abu Dhabi; the murderer was arrested and the crime tool was confiscated.
He added: “According to the available data, the suspect showed signs of mental and nervous disorder, which turned him into a criminal on the day of the incident. His family had previously taken him to a competent psychiatric, and he has medical files in several psychiatric clinics”.
Colonel Bourshid also stated that a Gulf citizen (“H.A.H”- 47 years old) stabbed his wife (“M.H”- 45 years old) repeatedly with a knife, causing her death. He indicated that police officers, who rushed to the scene upon receiving notification, saw the victim lying on the bathroom floor in the family’s house on the Corniche Road in Abu Dhabi. The murderer was later arrested in the same house, with the crime tool.
The Head of Abu Dhabi Police Criminal Investigation Department expressed his regret for such crimes, calling on the public to be cautious and to avoid the causes of crimes in all its forms.