Dubai Court Sentence Journalist 10year Imprisonment
Dubai court yesterday sentenced a 61-year-old British journalist to 10 years in jail followed by deportation for bludgeoning to death his wife with a hammer last summer.
The Dubai Court of First Instance modified the main charge against Francis Matthew from premeditated murder to “beating which led to death” of fellow Briton Jane Matthew, also in her 60s, Gulf News said, citing a judgment sheet.
Matthew who was editor-at-large at prominent regional English-language daily Gulf News at the time of his arrest was not present at the court to hear the verdict, which remains subject to appeal within 15 days, the newspaper reported.
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