By Staff

A Gulf national charged with killing his mother is standing trial in the Sharia Court of First Instance in Sharjah.

While the Prosecution has charged the accused of murder, he confessed in court that he slit his mother’s throat with a knife in her apartment in Al Mamzar area,” reported ‘Emarat Al Youm’.

The accused also justified his act saying he killed his 50-year-old mom because she was practising witchcraft.

He learnt of his mom’s activities from his aunt residing in Lebanon and subsequently he discovered papers with strange writings and items from his mom’s home, he told the court.

Further explaining his crime, he said that he slit her neck by dragging a knife twice from right to left.

Meanwhile, the Prosecution said that medical reports confirm he is mentally stable.

Requesting the court to award him the maximum punishment, the Prosecution said that not only did he murder his mom but continued living a normal life for 10 days while the body was at home.

The case came to light last June when Al Bohirah police station received a call from a grocery in Al Mamzar alerting them of a customer who threatened them with a knife and refused to pay for the purchases.

The person at the grocery told investigating cops that it was not the first time that customer had threatened them with a knife and evaded payment.

Upon arresting the suspect, police discovered that he had no identification documents with him. So the cops accompanied him to his home. But there they were exposed to a foul smell and soon they discovered the body of his mom.

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