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A 29-year-old Indian worker has been jailed for seven years by a court here for stabbing to death his compatriot roommate following a fight over switching on a light.
Dubai Criminal Court sentenced the Indian identified with initials FK after he engaging in a fight with his roommate MY at around 10pm on April 9 this year.
"FK turned off the light and headed to bed but MY, for some reason, turned on the light again. FK turned it off, and again the victim turned it on. This happened a few times before the two engaged in a fight," Indian driver SM, 23 told the court.
The witness said once he reached the room he found the victim bleeding from his chest and spitting blood while FK was sitting on his bed.
"I called for an ambulance which arrived within 10 minutes to find MY dead," the witness said.
"I learnt that they fought after the defendant turned off the light and the victim turned it on again several times. They were engaged in a physical fight before the accused stabbed the victim. The accused was not injured," the driver was quoted as saying by the Khaleej Times.
According to the forensic report, the victim died due to severe hemorrhage in the chest cavity and the deep stab wound that cut through his right lung.
FK denied killing his countryman intentionally. The court convicted him of premeditated murder and sentenced him to seven years in jail which will be followed by his deportation.
The verdict remains subject to appeal within 15 days.
