According to Al Jarida newspaper, the confrontation began when the shopkeeper in the Mutlaa area asked the defendant to pay for goods worth two dinars. Prosecutors said the man assaulted the victim, trapped his hand in the closed window of his vehicle and drove for about 30 metres, dragging him before releasing him. However, the Criminal Court reclassified the charge, finding that he assaulted the victim without intending to kill him, but that the injuries he inflicted caused the shopkeeper’s death. The Court of Appeal upheld the ruling, confirming a 15-year prison sentence with hard labour and immediate enforcement. Investigators told the court that the defendant had a criminal record involving drug and theft offences.