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Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Asian gets death for adultery in Abu Dhabi

An Abu Dhabi criminal court sentenced an Asian housemaid to stoning to death after she was found guilty of committing adultery while married.

The maid had been rushed to hospital following abdominal pains and tests showed she was pregnant after sleeping with another man.

Newspapers said the maid confessed in court that she committed adultery and the judge handed down the sentence on the basis of her confession in line with Islamic law.

It was the first time in many years that a person was sentenced to stoning to death in such a case in the UAE. Judicial sources said the maid can appeal the sentence.

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/asian-gets-death-for-adultery-in-abu-dhabi-2014-05-04-1.547869

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