Man sentenced to life in heroin death case

Manama : The High Criminal Court has sentenced a man to life along with BD5000 fine for peddling heroin to his friend who died because of overdose. The deceased reportedly visited the defendant’s apartment, where the latter sold him the heroin. He was in the company of the accused man’s brother, and it is alleged that the defendant had suddenly lost his consciousness after consuming the drugs.

The victim was transported by the first defendant and his brother to the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC), but they left him in the car parking lot instead. They called another man to come and take them to the SMC, according to court files. The brother and the third man were also tried in connection with the case.

The third man was handed down six months behind bars and a penalty of BD100, but the brother received one year in prison in additional to a fine of BD3000.