Newspaper editor charged with wife’s murder

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Exquisite 12 strand blue topaz gemstone lariat with oval shape light blue topaz gemstone tassels&period; Delicately hand finished embellished with 2 gold cap tassels&comma; the necklace is 26 inches in length worn around the neck&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Preliminary investigations revealed she died from a blow to the head with a solid object&comma; the Government of Dubai&&num;8217&semi;s media office said in one of a series of tweets&period; Another said police received a call from Matthew on Tuesday saying his wife had been assaulted by thieves&comma; who broke into their home in Jumeirah&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the tweets&comma; translated into English from Arabic&comma; he has allegedly confessed to police that he killed his wife with a hammer following a fight&comma; but claimed he did not mean to kill her&period; Abdul Hamid Ahmad&comma; editor-in-chief of Gulf News&comma; said in a statement&colon; &&num;8220&semi;We are shocked and saddened at this tragedy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Francis was editor of the paper from 1995-2005&period; He is a well-respected journalist&comma; known for his keen insight into the Middle East&period; He was holding the position of editor at large at the time of the incident&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Both Francis and Jane have played a very active role in the British expatriate community over the past 30 years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We pray to the Almighty that her soul rests in peace and that the family is given the strength and patience to overcome this very difficult situation&period; &&num;8220&semi;Gulf News&&num;8217&semi;s thoughts and prayers are with the family&period; We request that the family be given the privacy they need to cope with their grief&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed a British national died in Dubai on July 4 and said support is being provided to the family&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We are also providing support to a British national detained in Dubai&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the spokesman added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed12a3b038d">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed12a3b038d'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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