இமாம் மெஹ்தி சொன்னதால்தான் குடும்பத்தை கொன்றேன் - அப்பா வாக்குமூலம்

இமாம் மெஹ்தி என்ற இறுதி இறைதூதர் கனவில் வந்து சொன்னதால்தான் குடும்பத்தை கொன்றேன் என்று குவாய்தை சேர்ந்த ஒரு தந்தை வாக்குமூலம் கொடுத்துள்ளார்

இமாம் மெஹ்தியாவது ஒன்றாவது என்று கோர்ட் இவருக்கு தூக்கு தண்டனை விதித்துள்ளது.

Dad said Imam Mahdi ordered him to kill his family
Kuwait's 'dream killer' must hang: court
KUWAIT CITY (AFP)

Kuwait's appeals court on Monday upheld a death sentence handed down against a Shiite Muslim who said he had been ordered in a dream to kill his wife and two children.

Dhaher al-Fadhli, 47, shot and killed his 38-year-old wife Badriya, his eldest son Waleed, 21, and 16-year-old daughter Baida in December 2004, claiming he was ordered to do so in a dream by Imam al-Mahdi, the "hidden imam" and a central figure in the Shiite faith.


Fadhli also shot at another daughter but missed. He then fled with three more daughters to the Gulf shore where he expected the imam to arrive to "bless" his deed.

The sentence must be now approved by the court of cassation, the emirate's highest court, before he is executed by hanging.

Fadhli, a "bidoon" or stateless Arab, worked as a computer engineer in the Kuwaiti army until 1999 when he was fired after being allegedly involved in a drug case.

Shiites believe that Imam al-Mahdi, a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and the 12th imam of Shiite Islam, will one day return to take charge of the world as its just leader.