Slain woman’s maid plotted crime: police
Police say the mastermind of a burglary and murder of an 82-year-old Qatari woman was her maid.
The Qatari widow was killed on February 4 by two men who entered her house in Salata Jadeed with the intention of burglary.
The Arabic daily Arrayah quoted official sources as saying the Ethiopian maid, who has since been arrested, was in league with the two men and had pre-planned with them the criminal act.
The police were able to arrest her partners in crime and recover the stolen goods on the basis of the information provided by her.
Crucial information has been unearthed by officers of the criminal investigation department about the murder.
“On the night of the incident the maid telephoned them around 2am to inform them that the lady of the house was alone and sleeping in her bedroom. They immediately reached the house and entered the main room after breaking open the gate. They hurriedly began to search for valuables in every room and were aiming at the cabinet in which the lady had kept her expensive jewels,” the sources said.
“However, the Qatari woman woke up because of the noise and confronted them but they struck her with a knife on her neck. After confirming that she was dead they pushed her bleeding body to the bathroom and hurriedly collected whatever they could and fled,” the sources said.
“Before leaving they inflicted some minor bruises on the maid to create the impression that she resisted them.”
While the woman was being attacked the maid came down and woke up the cook and asked him to call the police.
The investigating officers resorted to psychological tactics with the maid and continued questioning her patiently focusing on the bruises on her hands. After sustained questioning, the maid broke down and confessed to her crime. The purpose of the operation was to steal valuables from the house but because of old woman resisted she was murdered, the maid said in her statement.
She also disclosed the identity and the whereabouts of the two men who committed the murder. The officers arrested them and recovered all the stolen articles.
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Slain woman’s maid plotted crime: police
Police say the mastermind of a burglary and murder of an 82-year-old Qatari woman was her maid.
The Qatari widow was killed on February 4 by two men who entered her house in Salata Jadeed with the intention of burglary.
The Arabic daily Arrayah quoted official sources as saying the Ethiopian maid, who has since been arrested, was in league with the two men and had pre-planned with them the criminal act.
The police were able to arrest her partners in crime and recover the stolen goods on the basis of the information provided by her.
Crucial information has been unearthed by officers of the criminal investigation department about the murder.
“On the night of the incident the maid telephoned them around 2am to inform them that the lady of the house was alone and sleeping in her bedroom. They immediately reached the house and entered the main room after breaking open the gate. They hurriedly began to search for valuables in every room and were aiming at the cabinet in which the lady had kept her expensive jewels,” the sources said.
“However, the Qatari woman woke up because of the noise and confronted them but they struck her with a knife on her neck. After confirming that she was dead they pushed her bleeding body to the bathroom and hurriedly collected whatever they could and fled,” the sources said.
“Before leaving they inflicted some minor bruises on the maid to create the impression that she resisted them.”
While the woman was being attacked the maid came down and woke up the cook and asked him to call the police.
The investigating officers resorted to psychological tactics with the maid and continued questioning her patiently focusing on the bruises on her hands. After sustained questioning, the maid broke down and confessed to her crime. The purpose of the operation was to steal valuables from the house but because of old woman resisted she was murdered, the maid said in her statement.
She also disclosed the identity and the whereabouts of the two men who committed the murder. The officers arrested them and recovered all the stolen articles.
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