Mohammed Abdul Jamil, 46, from Pakistan hanged himself in his cell. A patient of the victim, Dr Rajan Daniel, he was not motivated by religion according to police but by personal animosity against the doctor fir his inability to bring relief to his ailment.

Abu Dhabi (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Mohammed Abdul Jamil, the Pakistani man who in Abu Dhabi murdered Rajan Daniel, a medical doctor from India, has committed suicide. On 10 November, he was found hanging in his cell, but the death was reported only recently. The Pakistani Embassy in Abu Dhabi has confirmed the death and said that the body had already been repatriated. Jamil, 46, stabbed to death the 58-year-old Daniel on 2 November.

Daniel, an urologist at the city's Ahalia Hospital, died at the facility from a deep knife wound to the throat. Police apprehended the Pakistani man soon after thanks to a description provided by the hospital staff.

Whilst in police custody, Jamil tried to kill himself a first time. For this, he was referred to psychiatric treatment.

Apparently, Jamil was angry because he was not getting relief from the drugs he was taking.

On the day of the tragedy, he had bought the murder weapon, a knife, from a grocery store near the hospital before going straight to attack the doctor.

Following the incident, rumours began circulating that religious fundamentalism was behind the attack; however, police quickly rejected that suggestion. The murderer was in fact a Muslim whilst the victim was a Christian, originally from the Indian state of Kerala.

 

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