Court Acquitted An Asian Domestic Worker Who Was Accused Of Attempted Rape And Stealing Money

05 February 2018 Crime News

The Criminal Court acquitted an Asian domestic worker who was accused of attempted rape and stealing money from his sponsor. The Public Prosecution charged the expatriate domestic worker of attempting to rape his sponsor who is a Kuwaiti woman in her 60s. According to the case file, he had forcefully entered her room, grabbed her and tore her clothes. He then beat her and then tried to force himself on her. Her resistance and calls for help rescued her from the rapist. Before escaping to the domestic labor bureau from where he was recruited, he stole KD 58 from her wallet. The defense counsel Lawyer Ali Al-Mousawi highlighted the lack of incriminating evidences against his client, stressing that there are no concrete evidences against his client except for contradicting statements from the victim and her husband. He also indicated that his client had denied all the accusations leveled against him.

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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