Dubai: Editor at large for a local news paper gets 10 years sentence for killing his wife with a hammer

A British editor who is on trial for murdering his wife was found guilty on Sunday of the charge and sentenced to ten years in jail.

Dubai’s Court of First Instance also ordered his deportation after serving his sentence.

The defendant’s lawyer had previously requested the charge to be changed from premeditated murder to assault leading to the victim’s death. Stating that prosecutors have failed to present any evidence showing criminal intent or premeditation after the 61 year old editor hit his wife with a hammer during a dispute about financial problems.