[Al Arabiya Latest] Police have arrested an Arab man who stabbed to death an Emirati citizen who had pressed him to have sex, local media reported on Sunday."C'mon, Mahmoud! How about a little?"
The assailant and the victim were not identified but according to the reports the stabber was described as a drinking pal of the Emirati man who was killed in his own villa in Abu Dhabi during a fight between the pair.
"Unhand me, you beast! [WHACK!]"
"The suspect got angry and engaged in a fight with the victim who picked up a knife from the kitchen and tried to stab him," Gulf News quoted Colonel Hamad Ahmed al-Hamadi of the Abu Dhabi police as saying.
"Hrarr! Take that!"
"Take what?"
"The suspect, however, managed to grab the knife and stabbed the victim several times," he added.
"Gimma dat knife! Here's how y'do it! [STAB! STAB! STAB!]"
"Aaaiiieee!"
The incident happened on December 27, reports quoted Hamadi as saying. It was not clear when the arrest took place.
"You sober yet?"
"Yeah. I think so."
"Yer under arrest."
Gulf News said that the Arab man admitted to the stabbing, but said he acted in self-defense.
| Based on the number of this kind of story we've had here at Rantburg, the behaviour seems to be traditional in that part of the world. |