Imam murder case adjourned to hear prosecution witnesses

The case of a Bangladeshi suspect who allegedly murdered a Bahraini mosque imam was adjourned yesterday to hear prosecution witnesses. In his first hearing, the defendant admitted to murdering his victim before the High Criminal Court, while the prosecution report showed that he had cut him open with a knife after hitting him using an iron bar.

He appeared before the High Criminal Court alongside another man accused in the case. However, the latter, also from Bangladesh, pleaded not guilty, stating that he wasn’t aware of his co-defendant’s intention to murder Bahraini man Abduljaleel Hamood. Hamood went missing in the early hours of August 5 after he performed the Al-Fajr prayer (dawn prayers).

Police were notified about his absence by his family after they lost contact with him. His picture and information went viral on social media platforms as search efforts got into full swing. Putting an end to the mystery, the Ministry of Interior later announced on its official Twitter account that Hamood’s body was found inside plastic bags in Al Mazra area near the scrapyard in Askar and it was cut into pieces. The ministry also stated that a 35-year-old Asian man was arrested in connection with the murder.

The suspect was a prayer caller at the same mosque in Muharraq, where the imam worked.