Local Man Acquitted of Abusing American Woman
Man cleared of abusing expat woman
By Nour Abuzant
From The Gulf Times Court RoundUp
A Doha court acquitted a man, for lack of evidence, of the charge of abusing an American woman on July 15, 2008.
According to the chargesheet, the 36-year-old accused entered the woman’s bedroom at night and “fondled” her while she was sleeping next to her husband.
The woman, 34, told interrogators that the accused local was a family friend and he had unsuccessfully tried to start a relationship with her.
The judges were told that the husband confronted the intruder, “who injured himself while fleeing the scene.”
The Nepali security guard at the compound where the alleged incident took place said that he saw a man trying to enter the compound and he tried to prevent him from entering the building.
However, the guard failed to identify the man at a police parade stating “it was too dark to recognise anybody.”
The defendant’s lawyer said his client had tried to call the woman on July 14 as he was a close friend of the family.
Explaining the “non guilty” verdict, the court of first instance said neither the American couple nor the security guard could recognise, beyond any reasonable doubt, the intruder. “Also no fingerprints were taken from the scene.”
The court said that the circumstantial evidence was insufficient to convict the accused.
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Let me see, The pig entered the bedroom, abused the woman, got confronted by the husband (I’d be very disappointed in my husband if he let such a pig out of the house while still healthy enough to do it on his own two feet) got hurt while making a quick getaway…
The police didn’t do a proper investigation…
But there is no reason to believe that the accused actually abused the woman.
These Qatari law-people could be really good suspence novel writers. They have a fascinating imagination.
All the more reason not to let such a pig get out of the house unharmed: it’s the only punishment he’s likely to get.
A horny Arab and could be a case of bad miscommunication ,she could have said “see you later ” and he it literally .
i bet she was a white woman.
Aafake ; So you know that pigs are in reality are swines Aih ,
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Aafke – Daggero has a good point, “see you later” could be mistaken for “I love you so much, please come and ravish my body.” In this culture, “good morning” or a direct glance at someone could mean “I’m hot for your body, please chase me in your car and throw your phone number at me.”
Daggero – ????? What does white or black or yellow or pink or green have to do with it?
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I am so glad my wife is leaving Doha in a month!
Generally speaking, this is a safe place. Wishing your wife a safe return!
Oh, I forgot about the possibility that she might have smiled at the man or something… Naturally she was inviting him for some hanky-panky!!!!
Although…. one wonders that the bloke was not slightly surprised to find her husband next to her.
But then maybe he thought he was invited to a threesome…
Poor guy!
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