Sunday, Jan 12, 2014
Sharjah: An American who was sentenced to death in 2007 by Sharjah Sharia Court for murdering a German businessman in 2006 and stuffing his body in a suitcase was recently deported after paying blood money to the court.
Shahid King Poliss, who was in his late 30s, was convicted of murder while his Ethiopian partner, Fawzia Nigash Yousuf, was convicted of aiding and abetting the crime, theft and having an illicit affair.
Poliss was deported in October last year.
According to Sharjah Police, Poliss escaped from Sharjah prison in February 2010 but was caught about an hour later.
Poliss and Fawzia were accused of murdering Martin Herbert Steiner, a 48-year-old German businessman, in June 2006. He had been reported missing and his decomposed body was found 15 days later by Dubai Police, stuffed in a suitcase and dumped off the Dubai-Hatta road.
Forged passport
Poliss, a Muslim American, entered the country on a visit visa using a forged British passport, according to court documents.
Fawzia was deported in 2009.
According to court documents, Poliss managed to pay Dh200,000 blood money to the court on June 2, 2013. The court document said the blood money is being kept with the court until it can contact the victim’s parents.
After paying the blood money, Poliss had his sentence reduced to three years in jail.
Poliss was also sentenced to two years in jail for theft and one year for forging a British passport, which he used to enter the country via Dubai airport.
Sex website
Poliss was said to have a sex website where women were advertised.
He shaved his beard and posed as a gay person on the website. Fawzia contacted Poliss after reading a newspaper advertisement for a housemaid, it was reported.
Fawzia then moved in with him. Poliss posted Fawzia’s picture on his website describing her as a woman from the Middle East offering sex for money.
Poliss convinced Fawzia to offer sexual services to customers, and it was alleged the money received was to be channelled to the Al Qaida terror network.
Police reportedly found CDs in Poliss’ home on how to make poisonous chemical substances and drugs.
Poliss is married to two women — the first, an American of Jordanian origin is the mother of his five children. She lives in the US. His other wife is British of Somali origin.
By Bassma Al Jandaly Community and Crime ?Correspondent
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