Asian trio given death sentence in Al Daih hammer murder trial

The First High Criminal Court yesterday sentenced three Asian men to death after finding them guilty of killing a fellow national using a hammer in the Capital Governorate last year.

Tribune reported earlier that the motive behind the murder was a dispute over an amount of BD1,000 the victim owed to the trio, who killed him after luring him to an abandoned land in Al Daih village.

The results of the criminal investigation indicated that the three men had beaten the victim to death using hammers and cement blocks, after an argument over the amount he owed them had apparently gone out of control.

The case was first reported when the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science was notified about a severely injured man found in a farm in Al Daih, a couple of kilometres to the west of the Capital.

The victim was rushed to Salmaniya Medical Complex after informing the cops that he was attacked and robbed by three individuals. The man soon succumbed to his wounds and passed away in the hospital.

The authorities launched a manhunt to nab the three suspects, who were eventually arrested after investigators acknowledged that they are related to the victim.

The trio told the interrogators that they had requested the victim to meet them after he apparently cheated them by selling them a work permit (employment visa) for BD1,000, promising that it is valid for two years, while it was actually only valid for one year.

On May 14, 2019, the Public Prosecution accused the three men of pre-mediated murder and robbing the victim. The Prosecution ordered to detain them and referred the case to the First High Criminal Court, which deliberated the case and announced its verdict yesterday.