Father pays blood money for fatality
A father has been ordered to pay blood money to his wife after their son was killed in a car crash while the husband was driving.
Ras Al Khaimah Traffic Court also fined the Arab father and the driver of the second car Dhs3,000 each after they were both found guilty of causing the accident.
They will be required to pay the blood money between them.
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RAK traffic court have ordered the blood money to go to the mother of the child killed
Blood money for causing death of a person under UAE law is Dhs200,000. In his the ruling, the judge said the father of the four-year-old boy should pay the money to his son’s family, including the boy’s mother.
Prosecutors charged both drivers with negligence and reckless driving that led to death. The cars collided after one of the drivers lost control of his vehicle and rammed into the other. Both drivers were driving at high speed, according to traffic police.
The boy died at the scene of the crash.
His father and the other driver were taken to the hospital after sustaining minor injuries. A court official said yesterday that blood money is paid to a victim’s family, including their father, mother, wife, husband or other next of keen as financial compensation.
A victim’s family does have the right to pardon the accused and can also refuse to accept blood money.
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Comments
by Sharon Siacon
Thursday, May 31 2012, 12:15PM
“That would be paying blood money to his wife..? and sons family..which is basically him and his wife since hes son is only 4 years old..Confusing law..”
by NewCrunch
Thursday, May 31 2012, 10:34AM
“I think drivers should be held accountacble for the death of whoever is in their car if they were negligent or caused their death. This is the only way to have them starp their children in.”
by ExpatEddie
Thursday, May 31 2012, 10:10AM
“Is this a token thing that is agreed but in reality the wife will waive it ... or will he physically need to pay up?”
by Naheed Shabi
Thursday, May 31 2012, 9:56AM
“yes it should be but he is also the father of the child so he has also same sorrow and grief on the death of his son .we should drive safely and keep in save race not over speed there are speed limits mentions on all roads so we should follow the rules these are for our safety .if that father followed the rules so he should not suffer this grief sorrow which could not be filled even he payed money so plz its my request to all drivers plz save your self and others lives n the road ...”
by DIWATA
Thursday, May 31 2012, 9:54AM
“amazing a wife accepting the blood money from her husband coz of the death of their son... first time iv'e heard... its an accident and she is the wife.. she should support her husband by mourning & sorrow for the death of their son.. we know its UAE law but its a case to case basis. The wife must think that your both husband & wife... u have to support each other as the saying goes "thru thick & thin", thru sickness and in good health, thru richer & poorer, till death do us part...”
by Sana Pervaiz
Thursday, May 31 2012, 3:29AM
“This is so sad.Poor kid who died at the age of 4.May his soul rest in peace.everyday there is news about reckless driving and how people die on the spot.Then why don't people take some lesson from them and try to drive safely?? Most of the time innocent people lose their life only coz of others faults.”
by Sarah Mk
Thursday, May 31 2012, 1:11AM
“he's the husband, he'd have to hold the sorrow and grieving of losing a child, and he'd have to worry about getting that cash too? wow”