Bahraini man jailed for life for killing brother

TDT | Manama                                                               

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

A young Bahraini man who killed his brother by stabbing him 26 times with a sword has been jailed for life.

The defendant had earlier denied the charge of premeditated murder, but he admitted to using drugs and owning the murder weapon, claiming that on the day of the incident, he was under the influence of alcohol.

The police station had received a report from the defendant confessing to stabbing his brother with a sword during a disagreement. Security forces headed to the location and found the victim already deceased.

One of the policemen interrogated the defendant about the incident, and he disclosed that financial disagreements between them led to an altercation at home wherein the victim attempted to assault him with a knife.

In response, he took out a sword and stabbed him multiple times. The mother testified that there were disagreements between her sons that escalated when the victim threatened the defendant.

While performing Fajr prayer on the day of the incident, she heard yells from the courtyard and asked her sons to come inside. She resumed her prayer but heard loud noises again. From outside, the defendant assured her that there was nothing wrong.

When she inquired after the victim, he told her that the victim had fallen. She requested that he take him to a hospital, and he answered that an ambulance was already on the way. The defendant said that his deceased brother was a drug lord and was causing trouble for their mother.

Witnesses added that they heard the defendant ask the paramedics whether or not the victim had a pulse. When they told him he had passed away, the defendant smiled. He was then arrested.