Court to rehear arguments in serial killer case

The High Criminal Court has ordered a rehearing in the murder trial of a suspected Bahrain serial killer on 12 June 2019. The Court will also reconsider the testimonies of the fifth and the sixth witnesses. The 25-year-old serial killer, according to the police report, attacked four men, all Asians, while killing two of them.

Prosecution following a mental health evaluation confirmed that the man was well aware of his actions and predetermined. The suspect allegedly nursed a grudge against expatriates after he was sacked from a job which earned him a monthly salary of BD300 while expatriates continued to enjoy their jobs. “In my latest job, I was drawing a salary of BD300 monthly, but I was fired three months after joining,” he said in his statement to prosecutors. 

“While I remained jobless, they were enjoying their jobs and I hated them for that. “I decided to kill as many of them as I could,” the suspect confessed.   The man went on a killing spree after mugging an Asian national in Karbabad. He said he rammed his car on to an Asian man in Manama- pinning him between two vehicles. The suspect then decided to kill two more to prevent them from identifying him to the police. Body of the first victim, Sajat Ali, an Indian national, was found on March 29 in Tubli.

Explaining the modus operandi, he told police that he sneaked up on Ali from behind and repeatedly smashed his head with a hammer. His second victim, Mohammed Khan, also an Indian National, was murdered on April 13. The method used was the same.

“On April 13, I saw an Asian man riding his cycle. I decided immediately to kill him. I brought the hammer from my car and drove in front of him. “I waited for him to pass by me and I pounced on him with the hammer.

“I listed to his rattle, so I knew he was dying. “I moved his body to take out his wallet, but it was empty so I left,” he said.  Shortly after finding the second victim’s body, police launched a nationwide manhunt, which resulted in the arrest of the suspect. Public Prosecution accused him of murder and robbery. It’s worth noting that the defendant reportedly killed all his victims at night.