KUWAIT: EGYPTIAN DUO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT

May 6, 2014: In Kuwait, the Criminal Court presided over by Justice Waleed Al-Kandari sentenced two Egyptian expatriates to death for killing their compatriot in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh over financial dispute. The case file indicated the victim (53-year old Egyptian) succumbed to his injuries after he was shot inside a real-estate office in Jleeb Al- Shuyoukh while he was working. At the crime scene, Forensic officers found bullet cartridge near to the victim’s body and another one that had penetrated a glass in the office. Initial investigation indicated the crime was committed over money matters. (Sources: arabtimesonline.com, 06/06/2014)