Dubai expat kills wife for 'illicit relationship'

The husband confesses to the police that he suspected his 34-year-old wife of having an illicit relationship.

An Indian woman was allegedly killed by her husband for having an illicit relationship with another man, police said in Dubai on Friday.

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A compatriot, who shared the villa with the Indian couple, had informed the police on Thursday that he had seen a woman lying dead on the floor.

The husband confessed to the police that he suspected his 34-year-old wife of having an illicit relationship and had caught her chatting with the man who she had referred to as "my love".

The couple was married for several years and had no children.