Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The Court of Appeals has returned the file of Saudi rapist, dubbed “human wolf”, who kidnapped and raped several girls back in 2011, to Jeddah General Court after recording several objections, Al-Hayat daily reported. The General Court in Jeddah sentenced the rapist to death over four months ago and sent the file to Makkah Court of Appeals for final approval. During the trial, the prosecution sought strict punishment for the defendant because of overwhelming evidence that he abducted and raped eight girls aged between six and 12 years. He also beat them up and forced some of them to drink alcohol and watch pornography with him, the court was told. DNAs test results and fingerprints lifted from the scene proved that they belonged to the defendant. Also, medical examinations conducted on all girls showed they were sexually assaulted. The girls were able to identify the man in a police lineup. Besides, the surveillance cameras in some malls captured the man while he talked to one of the girls and tricking her into leaving the mall with him. According to media reports, the first kidnapping was at a wedding hall in 2008. After this the defendant lured a girl of nine to his car and requested her to take a gift he had left in the car to the bride. The unsuspecting girl accompanied him to the car and once she was inside, the man forcibly took her to his house. There was no one in the house as his wife had gone to her father's house along with her children. After the rape he abandoned the girl at a remote location. He did not, reportedly, commit any crime in that year. However, next year various police stations in the city registered seven rape cases in similar circumstances but without any clue about the culprit. The parents of girls in these cities were in a terrified state about “the stalking brute.” Since all the reported incidents were nearly identical, police set up a special team and stepped up investigations. In 2009, police got a call from a worker at a commercial center in south Jeddah about a lone man who would often come to the place and attempt to befriend young girls. However, CCTV did not capture any clear image of the man. In 2010, only one case identical to the past eight incidents was reported. It took place in south Jeddah. This time the victim was 10 and was lured away from a hospital. In a following attempt in early 2011, a man was caught taking a girl to his car. Bystanders beat him up but did not report the matter to police. Three more cases were reported. However, the last victim, who was seven, gave a clear description of the location and house where she was raped. This helped police to locate the house. Her statements matched the statements of other victims. This led to the arrest of the man and further investigations.
