On this date, August 15, 2016, a
Jordanian Child killer, Nidal Eisa Abdullah was sentenced to death for the May
20, 2016 murder of 8 year old Obaida from Jordan.
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Obaida's father, Ibrahim Al Aqrabawi, kisses
his little boy's photograph at the mourning tent in Sharjah's industrial area.
(Photo courtesy: Emarat Al Youm) |
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August
16, 2016 |
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Suspect
is a monster who does not deserve to live in UAE society, says chief prosecutor
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Dr Ali Al Hosani
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Dubai: A chief prosecutor on Monday
described a man accused of kidnapping, raping and killing an eight-year-old boy
as “a monster” who doesn’t deserve to live in UAE society and deserves the
death punishment.
The 49-year-old Jordanian suspect,
Nidal Eisa Abdullah, admitted before the Dubai Court of First Instance in an
previous hearing that he raped and murdered the Jordanian boy, Obaida Sedqi.
Abdullah claimed the boy willingly sat
with him in his car “like he usually did” and denied kidnapping the victim from
his father’s garage in Sharjah on May 20.
“Following this horrendous
crime, our children, parents and all member of the society were petrified. We
were heart-broken due to what had happened to the angel ‘Obaida’. The suspect
himself is a father … where were his fatherly feelings when he committed such
an atrocious act? The suspect is a monster who does not deserve to live among
us … he doesn’t deserve to live in this society. He deserves to be sentenced to
death,” argued
Chief Prosecutor Dr Ali Al Hosani as he presented Dubai Public Prosecution’s
verbal argument before presiding judge Urfan Omar in court on Monday.
Obaida’s soul won’t rest in peace and
will only rest in peace after the kidnapper, rapist and killer is sentenced to
death because “that’s the punishment he deserves”, said Dr Al Hosani before a
fully-packed courtroom.
“It was a holy night [Hag Al Laila] during a holy month [Shaaban] while everybody was busy performing their religious rituals and celebrating that special night … meanwhile Abdullah decided to commit a crime that shook the UAE community. Everybody was petrified and influenced by that alien crime. An innocent child had to pay the price of that man’s [pointing at the suspect inside the dock] viciousness and inhumanity. He drank alcohol. Kidnapped the innocent angel … raped him and killed him. He deceived a harmless soul and tempted him with cartoons on YouTube when he lured him to his vehicle … he drove to Al Mamzar in Dubai after he claimed to the victim that he would buy him a scooter. The father did not want to buy a scooter for his son because it is dangerous … yet the defendant enticed the boy when he promised to buy him one. Instead, he raped him and then killed him,” said the chief prosecutor.
The last time the father saw Obaida
alive was in Abdullah’s car at 5pm shortly before the latter had decided to kidnap
and rape the eight-year-old, he added.
“The suspect had been imbibing alcohol uncontrollably … when he raped the boy he did not care for Obaida’s cries of pain and fear. When the victim threatened to inform his father about what had happened to him, Abdullah decided to kill him. He strangled him first with his hands … he strangled him violently for five minutes. Obaida tried to resist as much as possible and left some scratch marks on the suspect’s body. Abdullah then torn apart some of the suspect’s clothes … the latter then strangled the boy with a gotra for two minutes. Later he got rid of the body out of fear of being exposed … but thanks to God and to the vigilance of law enforcement officer, the defendant was apprehended. He pleaded guilty during prosecution questioning,” concluded Dr Al Hosani.
Death
sentence for Obaida's killer
Dubai Court of First instance hands
out unanimous decision on execution of man who kidnapped, raped and murdered
Jordanian boy
Published:
09:37 August 15, 2016
Dubai: A man who kidnapped an
eight-year-old boy on May 20 from his father’s garage in Sharjah and then raped
and killed him in Al Mamzar will be executed.
On Monday morning, the Dubai Court of
First Instance handed out a unanimous decision that 49-year-old Jordanian
convict, Nidal
Eisa Abdullah, will be executed.
When he first appeared in court, the convict
admitted that he raped and murdered the Jordanian boy, Obaida Sedqi, but denied
kidnapping the victim, who he said had willingly sat with him in the car.
On August 8, the defendant told the
court: “I have a medical file record at Rashid Hospital’s mental ward. I was
not conscious or awake and do not remember what happened that day [day of the
incident May 20]. I swear to God I do not remember a thing.”
Pronouncing Monday’s ruling in a
fully-packed courtroom, presiding judge Urfan Omar said: “The court has
unanimously agreed to sentence defendant Nidal Eisa Abdullah to death. The
convict will also have to pay Dh21,000 in temporary compensation to the blood
parents (parents of Obaida)."
At 9:16 am sharp, after the attendees
heard the ruling and presiding judge Omar called the hearing to an end, 10s of
Obaida's parents and relatives started chanting in delight "God is great ...
God is great".
The mother was spotted dashing in
tears of sorrow and comfort meanwhile the father hugged all those around
him.
"May you rot in hell
and God punish you,"
a relative was heard saying while scores of people started evacuating courtroom
three.
The ruling remains subject to appeal
within 15 days.
However, as per the Criminal
Procedures Law, death sentences are automatically appealed by prosecutors and
convicts.
Abdullah’s court-appointed lawyer,
Omran Darwish, defended earlier: “This is an awful, ugly and atrocious crime
and it is unacceptable. The public and the victim’s parents are in pain.
Honestly, the defendant admitted in front of me that he did not have any
intention to commit what he had been accused of doing. Obaida has gone to the
other world … he is at peace away from life.”
The lawyer asked the court to modify
the accusation of intentional killing to beating which led to death.
“Abdullah did not intend to kill Obaida.
He admitted that he has been suffering from mental issues. His fear of being
shamed for what had happened pushed him to do what he did [strangle the
victim]. As per the forensic examiner’s statement in court, Obaida’s neck was
so tenuous and fragile … and which led to his death.”
Darwish asked the court to observe
Abdullah’s confession before the police and prosecutors “cautiously and
thoroughly”.
He also asked the court to refer
Abdulla to a committee of psychological experts to examine his sanity and study
his mental capabilities.
Meanwhile, Chief Prosecutor Dr Ali Al
Hosani who presented Dubai Public Prosecution’s verbal argument before
presiding judge Urfan Omar said: “Following this horrendous crime, our
children, parents and all member of the society were petrified. We were
heart-broken due to what had happened to the angel ‘Obaida’. The suspect
himself is a father … where were his fatherly feelings when he committed such
an atrocious act? The suspect is a monster who does not deserve to live among
us … he doesn’t deserve to live in this society. He deserves to be sentenced to
death.”
Obaida’s soul won’t rest in peace and
will only rest in peace after the kidnapper, rapist and killer is sentenced to
death, according to Dr Al Hosani, because “that’s the punishment he deserves”.
The last time the father saw Obaida
alive was in Abdullah’s car at 5pm shortly before the latter had decided to
kidnap and rape the eight-year-old, added the chief prosecutor.
Records said Abdullah lured the boy to
his car by offering to buy him a scooter and then he drove to Al Mamzar area in
Dubai.
There, he moved the 8-year-old to the
back seat and had forced sex with him. He also assaulted the boy before he
strangled him with a red ghutra when the victim tried to defend himself.
Prosecutors accused the defendant of
five crimes — premeditated murder, kidnap, rape of a minor, drinking and
driving a vehicle under the influence of liquor.
Prosecutors said the defendant used
deceptive methods and lured the boy into his car from his father’s shop in
Sharjah.
The lawyer of the victim’s family,
advocate Obaid Al Mazmi produced in court a civil lawsuit in which he asked for
the implementation of the sternest punishment (capital sentence) against the
accused.
In his written lawsuit, Al Mazmi
mentioned that Obaida’s parents are seeking Dh21,000 in civil temporary
compensation against their moral and emotional damages.
Records said the boy’s father reported
the police that his son was kidnapped from Sharjah before a cleaner found the
boy’s body under a tree in Al Warqaa area near Academic City Road.
May 20, 2016
An eight-year-old Jordanian boy Obaida Sedqi is reported missing from his home in Sharjah.
May 22, 2016
Dubai Police find the body of Obaida under a tree in Al Warqa area in Dubai. A 49-year-old Jordanian suspect Nidal Eisa Abdullah, a customer of the boy's father, was arrested on suspicion of attempting to sexually assault the boy and strangling him. Police said the suspect had suggested helping locate the boy when Obaida's parents were searching desperately for the boy.
May 23, 2016
Obaida is buried in Sharjah. His family seeks death penalty for the suspect.
May 24, 2016
The suspect Nidal Eisa Abdullah admits to the preliminary charges of kidnapping an eight-year-old boy in his car, trying to rape him and then killing him.
May 25, 2016
Dubai Police appoints a police officer to provide legal and social help to the family of Obaida. The officer will help the family with the procedures, provide whatever kind of legal, psychological and social support they need during the upcoming period and through all stages of the case. A delegation of top Dubai police officers pay a visit to the family's home in Sharjah.
May 29, 2016
His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has offered condolences to the family and relatives of Obaida during a visit to the mourning tent in Sharjah. Dr Shaikh Sultan said he stands by the family and said the support of the entire society is with Obaida's family.
June 1, 2016
The Sharjah Consultative Council has assigned Obaid Al Mazimi as the lawyer for Obaida’s family in the murder case.
June 15, 2016
Prosecutors are seeking death sentence against the Jordanian suspect, Attorney General Essam Eisa Al Humaidan said.
June 20, 2016
Jordanian suspect Nidal Eisa Abdullah pleads guilty and admits that he raped and strangled an eight-year-old boy in the back seat of his car.
June 27, 2016
A judge orders that Jordanian suspected of raping and killing an eight-year-old boy be forced to attend his trial after he refused to appear court hearing.
July 11, 2016
A new lawyer Omran Darwish accept a court's appointment to defend a man who is accused of kidnapping, raping and killing a boy.
August 1, 2016
The chief prosecutor in the Obaida case describe the man accused of kidnapping, raping and killing the eight-year-old boy as "a monster".
August 8, 2016
Jordanian suspect Nidal Eisa Abdullah said in the court that he tried to kill himself and he was not conscious or awake and do not remember what happened that day [day of the incident May 20].
August 15, 2016
The Dubai Court of First instance hands out unanimous decision on execution of Nidal Eisa Abdullah who kidnapped, raped and murdered Jordanian boy Obaida.
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Father
reacts to death sentence against son’s killer
Published on Aug 15, 2016
Father reacts to death sentence against son’s
killer. Dubai Court of First Instance hands out unanimous decision on the man
who kidnapped, raped and murdered Jordanian boy.
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