{"id":18730,"date":"2025-04-19T08:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=18730"},"modified":"2025-04-19T08:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:12:32","slug":"uae-jail-sentence-for-theft-of-30-sheep-suspended-for-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/uae-jail-sentence-for-theft-of-30-sheep-suspended-for-three-years\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE: Jail sentence for theft of 30 sheep suspended for three years"},"content":{"rendered":"<article data-page=\"\/uae\/crime\/uae-jail-sentence-for-theft-of-30-sheep-suspended-for-three-years-1.104058322\" class=\"article  \" data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2019\/12\/11\/ireland-sheeps-generic_16ef4f587f0_medium.jpg\" data-sections=\"uae,crime\" data-authors=\"Aghaddir Ali, Senior Reporter\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" id=\"1.104058322\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col d-none d-md-block\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h1 itemprop=\"headline\" class=\" \" data-article-head=\"\">UAE: Jail sentence for theft of 30 sheep suspended for three years<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead \">Doubts raised about number of sheep, owner&#8217;s delay in reporting theft<\/p>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-5 gn-col-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n        <time class=\"publish\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-10-02T09:06:19+04:00\"><br \/>\n    Published:\u00a0<br \/>\n        <span class=\"time\">October 02, 2024 09:06<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/time><\/p>\n<p>    <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemprop=\"author\" class=\"author\"><br \/>\n            <a rel=\"author\" class=\"font-weight-bold\" itemprop=\"sameAs\" href=\"#\"><br \/>\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">Aghaddir Ali, Senior Reporter<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n            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For illustrative purposes only.<br \/>\n                <span class=\"image-credit\">Image Credit: Pixabay<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Ras Al Khaimah: A 36-year-old man has had his sentence for allegedly stealing sheep suspended for three years by a court in Ras Al Khaimah after doubts were raised about the claims made against him.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>He was initially sentenced to one year in prison and slapped a fine for the crime. The defendant\u2019s legal team from Hanan Al Shmeili Law Firm filed a defence against this ruling.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"PA_mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cacher\">\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va23xpxEFeXuMgVqck3B\">Get exclusive content with Gulf News WhatsApp channel<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"PA_mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cacher\">\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The victim waived his rights and reached a settlement with the defendant, but the court ultimately dismissed it for lack of merit, and eventually the initial sentence was also suspended. The defendant was, however, ordered to pay legal fees.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Within the three years of the suspension of the sentence, if the same issue is presented before the court again, the defendant will have to serve out the initial sentence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The case began when the victim, a 40-year-old Arab national, reported the theft after learning that three of his sheep were for sale at a livestock market. He provided details of the suspect\u2019s vehicle to the shop owner. Investigations revealed that the accused allegedly had a history for similar offences.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Although the complainant claimed to have lost 30 sheep worth Dh50,000, he only reported the theft after discovering three were missing, failing to substantiate such a significant loss.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The defence argued that a loss of this magnitude would prompt immediate reporting, indicating the claim lacked credibility. Furthermore, a witness saw a worker feeding the sheep during the day, raising doubts about the theft\u2019s occurrence in their presence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Additionally, the complainant\u2019s brother claimed to have seen two of the stolen sheep in the market, questioning how the complainant could identify them among many other sheep. 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