Indian in Dubai gets death sentence for murdering boss

April 27, 2012 10:22

In Dubai, a 35-year-old Indian driver was sentenced to death for brutally murdering his former boss, also an Indian, by bludgeoning him with a hammer and stabbing him 30 times following a dispute over salary.

The Dubai Court of First Instance on Wednesday sentenced the driver, identified only as NK, to death. The verdict remains subject to appeal within 15 days.

The victim allegedly owed the accused 45,000 dirhams in salary. The murder took place in July last year, local media reports said.

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