20/01/2026
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20/01/2026
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KUWAIT CITY, Jan 20: The Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Abdullah Al-Othman, upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of murdering his girlfriend in Rumaithiya and placing her body in a suitcase to smuggle it out of the country. In its arguments before the Criminal Court, the Public Prosecution, represented by Prosecutor Fares Al-Dabbous, demanded the maximum penalty -- death -- for the accused, describing him as “a wolf who devoured the innocence of the victim with his claws, robbing her of her right to life, a right enshrined in all divine religions and forbidden to be violated.”
He added, “O judges of justice, we come to you seeking the truth. So deliver justice and retribution for every murderer on earth. Our aim is nothing but fair retribution... From this standpoint, the Public Prosecution demands that the court apply the maximum penalty to the accused -- a fitting punishment.” The report of the Medical Committee, comprised of psychiatrists, concluded that the defendant did not suffer from mental illness.
While the Criminal Court sentenced the defendant to death and eight years imprisonment for the other charges -- desecrating a corpse, misusing a telephone, drug use and unlawfully detaining the victim, the Court of Appeals amended the charge to premeditated murder of the victim by strangulation. The Court of Appeals upheld the death sentence and sentenced the defendant to six years imprisonment for the other charges.
Lawyer for the victim’s heirs, Attorney Youssef Al-Attar, stated that after filing the civil suit, they explained the circumstances of the heinous crime. “Following the Criminal Court and the Court of Appeal’s death sentences, we will continue to pursue the legal proceedings until the death sentence becomes final and binding, the sentence is carried out and the heirs’ rights are restored,” he concluded.
By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
