DUBAI: A jealous ex-boyfriend, who admitted to sliting his former lover’s throat at her doorstep, pleaded guilty to premeditated murder before the Dubai Criminal Court on Thursday.
The Jordanian man, 36, surrendered to police shortly after killing his former lover in July 2020, according to court papers obtained by Arab News.
Dubai prosecutors described the crime as a “monstrous murder.”
The defendant met the Ukrainian woman in an Abu Dhabi restaurant in 2017 and they started a romantic relationship that lasted for two years. Several violent confrontations followed the breakup that resulted in stalking accusations and a restraining order against the suspect.
On the day of the killing, the defendant hid behind an emergency exit door at the victim’s residence before dragging her out of her flat. During their scuffle, the suspect said he stabbed the victim’s neck twice before slashing her throat.
The victim was on the phone with her sister shortly before the murder took place as a neighbor discovered the dead body and alerted the building’s security staff.
A court-appointed lawyer is expected to represent the suspect before judges on March 22.
