Death penalty overturned, 10-year terms upheld in Kuwait tea kettle killing

15/11/2026

Death penalty overturned, 10-year terms upheld in Kuwait tea kettle killing

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 15: The Court of Cassation has rejected an appeal filed by defendants convicted in a fatal assault involving a tea kettle, upholding their 10-year prison sentences while confirming the cancellation of an earlier death penalty ruling.

The defendants were convicted in connection with a violent altercation during which they repeatedly struck the victim on the head with a tea kettle, causing his death.

In its ruling, the Court of Cassation upheld the decision to reclassify the charge from intentional murder to assault resulting in death without intent to kill.

The court also affirmed the cancellation of the death sentences previously imposed in the case, maintaining the 10-year imprisonment terms against the defendants.

The ruling brings the legal proceedings before the Court of Cassation to a conclusion.