Man accused of killing roommate set to learn fate on Thursday: Bahrain

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

An African national charged with killing his roommate and attempting to stab six others will learn his fate this Thursday.

Court files say the man unleashed terror after suspecting his roommate of tricking him into accepting an undesirable job.

Incidents leading to the case started with a friend of the suspect in his hometown offering him a job in Bahrain in return for BD1,600.

The initial deal was to sign a three-month contract for taking up the job in Bahrain. But things went south after arriving in the Kingdom.

The suspect told the court that he had to wait at the airport for hours before someone came to pick him up. Besides, the company also forced him to pay BD20 for arranging accommodation.

Things went further worse when the company, instead of a three-month contract, offered a three-year contract, to which he had to agree.

And to add insult to the injury, his roommates mistreated him, the suspect said, when he returned. Narrating the day's incidents to interrogators, he said, "I was thirsty and was looking for some water."

"But couldn't find any." "So, I resorted to asking one of my roommates, "where I could get water." "He, however, started yelling at me for no reason. "His unfair rants made me lose my temper. "In a fit of rage, I grabbed a knife and stabbed him several times," the defendant told prosecutors.

Court files say the suspect then tried to take his own life using the murder weapon but failed as, by that time, other roommates pounced on him and knocked him to the ground.

During the melee, the suspect also attempted to stab them too. But the roommates overpowered and disarmed him before handing him over to the police officers.