A man was bludgeoned with a brick before being tied up, run over with a car and set on fire by his wife’s lover, a court was told.
A watchman saw the body of a man on fire near a warehouse in Al Ghusais and notified Dubai Police and the Civil Defense in October last year, reported Khaleej Times.
Law enforcement officers reportedly rushed to the scene where the body of the man, from Comoros Islands, was found completely burnt.
Interrogations revealed that the 22-year-old wife, from Comoros Islands, and her 32-year-old countryman lover had conspired to kill her husband. The victim and the 32-year-old man were best friends, the report said.
Prosecutors reportedly said the two lured the husband to his car and tied his hands and legs before he pounded his head with a rock.
When he noticed that the husband was still breathing, he pounded his head repeatedly on the car and ran his car over him several times. Then he took the body to an area in front of the warehouse, poured petrol and set it on fire, said the news portal.
The 22-year-old wife was accused of aiding and abetting her lover in the premeditated murder.
The suspects were also reportedly accused of having sex out of wedlock. The 32-year-old was solely accused of consuming alcohol.
The man was present before the Dubai Court of First Instance but jail wardens did not bring the woman from detention, the report pointed out.
Presiding judge Mohammad Jamal reportedly adjourned the hearing until the woman is brought from detention.
A police major reportedly testified to prosecutors that the woman admitted to him that she had been having an illicit affair with her husband’s friend [the male suspect] for two years.
“She alleged that due to constant quarrels with her husband, she and her lover decided to get rid of the victim. The 22-year-old claimed that she had planned with her accomplice to stage a fight with her husband and then the 32-year-old would intervene to resolve the dispute between them before they carry out their murderous intention,” Khaleej Times quoted the major as telling prosecutors .
Dubai Police’s forensic examiner testified to prosecutors that the victim had already died before he was set on fire, the report said.
