Lanka mum denies aiding son to hide

A Sri Lankan mother of a murder suspect rejected the charge of aiding her son and helping him hide from the police, a Court in Dubai heard Thursday.

"I am not guilty. My 23-year-old son asked me to book for him to fly to our homeland. I didn't know about the premeditated murder," argued the 41-year-old mother when she defended herself before the Dubai Court of First Instance Thursday.

The Public Prosecution charged the mother, M.P., her 29-year-old brother S.P. and her 25-year-old compatriot female T.K., with aiding and abetting the 23-year-old murder suspect, R.K., to escape justice.

M.P. and S.P. were charged with aiding a suspect to escape justice when they booked an air ticket for R.K. to fly to Sri Lanka. T.K. was charged with allowing R.K. to sleep at her house although she knew about the murder.

The mother and her brother both admitted booking a ticket for R.K. but jointly told Presiding Judge Hamad Abdul Latif Abdul Jawad that they were unaware of the murder.

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