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Dubai unites to find missing South African
Members of a South African family are scouring the city for their relative who has been missing for more than a week after being beaten up with a baseball bat outside her Al Barsha home.
KERRYDubai Police are interrogating a British national after neighbours claimed to have seen the man, identified as her ex-boyfriend, repeatedly hitting her with a baseball bat before dragging her into her car on August 20.
She was bleeding from the head. KerryWinter, 35, and her car, a gun-metal Ford Explorer with a Dubai licence plate number 86914, have been missing ever since. Kerry’s brother, Kurt Winter, is desperately seeking information about his sister’s whereabouts, even making an online appeal ‘Help Us Find Kerry’ through networking site Facebook which has nearly 900 members offering support.
An officer from the Bur Dubai police station confirmed to Khaleej Times that a British national was detained by police in connection with the disappearance of Kerry. “We are carrying out extensive search operations for Kerry around Dubai.
In the meantime, we are interrogating a man for suspected involvement in the case,” said a police officer. Kurt and his son-inlaw David Giles arrived in Dubai from South Africa on Tuesday, after Kerry’s colleagues, from International Conferences and Exhibitions, contacted them.
“Her neighbours say it was quite a severe beating,” Kurt said. “They tried to come to her rescue but he turned on them with the baseball bat.
She was on the ground bleeding from her head, he hit her head and dragged her and shoved her into the car.”
Since the pair’s arrival, they’ve been doing everything they can to find Kerry. “We’ve been talking to the police, all her friends, searching malls to find her car, trying everything to find her,” Kurt said
The pair have not been able to find Kerry at medical centres around the city. They say police were unclear as to how severe her injuries appear from the blood found at the scene.
“Kerry is very private. Her friends don't know much but she had mentioned about some expatriate ladies whom she had met on the beach. We haven't been able to contact them,” he said. “We don't know what to do. We hope that may be if people see her, they'll be able to help.” To help, contact Dubai Police, or Kurt on kc0834301517/-a-t-/hotmail.com
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Torque said
Jeez, that's bloody terrible!! ...I hope she's found soon, alive & the attacker is strung by the goolies.
Shocked!
Torque
teena maria said
I may not personally know ...I may not personally know this people,but I can feel the grievances of the family,I maybe too far & cannot do anything but then my prayers are all with those who loves "kelly" especially the immediate family,that may soon you she will go back home in safe!I am sure you will find her! May God bless her & the whole family.
SouthLand said
Sickness ...Some people are just sick in the head. . .I hope this doesn't end tragically.
Fatcat said
Thank you guys. I'm sure her ...Thank you guys. I'm sure her family appreciates the positive thoughts.
Supernurse said
oohhh theres alot of desert ...oohhh theres alot of desert around!
Oryx said
Sado Fatso ...oh gosh fatso the poor family this is so so sad... our thoughts and prayers are with them all.
biltong said
Shocking! Hope they find her! ...The future is made of the same stuff as the present - Simone Weil.
britexpat said
Lets hope for the best... Is ...Lets hope for the best... Is this the boyfriend who has been arrested ?
Fatcat said
I'm not sure, britexpat. All ...I'm not sure, britexpat. All I know is that my husband called me telling me it was on the radio over there. So I found the news online.
The irony is that probably the reason why she came to Dubai was to escape from the crime in South Africa!
mallrat said
.what crime in South ....what crime in South Africa?
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.what is the connection with her crime in South Africa and the beating????
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pwb78 said
She is from SA. Some more ...She is from SA.
Some more info here too:
http://www.expatwoma...
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britexpat said
Just an update.. ...Briton Mark Arnold 'has confessed to beating and dumping former girlfriend'
Friends claim that Ms Winter had accused her former lover Mark Arnold of stalking her in the weeks before her disappearance
The wealthy British businessman has allegedly confessed to beating his former girlfriend and dumping her in the Dubai desert on the day she disappeared.
Mark Arnold, 42, has insisted to police that Kerry Winter was alive and well when he left her two weeks ago and that he has no idea where she is now.
The missing women’s family have received a series of text messages from her mobile telephone saying she alive and asking about the police investigation. However, they now suspect the messages were sent by someone else.
Mr Arnold, from the Midlands, flew to Britain two days after Ms Winter vanished on August 20. He returned to Dubai three days later and was arrested.
Friends claim that Ms Winter, 35, had accused her former lover of stalking her in the weeks before her disappearance and that she had been forced to move home three times.
Neighbours told police they saw her being beaten with a baseball bat outside her villa in the Al Barsha suburb. When they tried to intervene, they were also attacked and chased away.
The attacker then bundled a bleeding Ms Winter into her car and drove off. The car was later found abandoned.
Mr Arnold, a director of a leading Middle East design company, has been charged with assaulting Ms Winter.
Ms Winter’s brother Kurt Winter and nephew Dave Giles were asked by Dubai police to talk to Mr Arnold in the hope that he would revealed her whereabouts. They spoke to him twice but he stuck to the same story, they said.
“He admits assaulting Kerry, but says that he cleaned up her head wound and dropped her off on the side of the road in the desert,” said Mr Giles. “He says that she was coherent and fine when he left her.
“We spoke to him for about 15 minutes. He seemed very relaxed and calm in his conversation but it is easy to rile him. It’s like he is pretending to be sorry and remorseful, but when you look in his eyes, there’s nothing there.
“He is still telling us the same story that when he left her she was fine and that he left her in the Arabian Ranches.”
mjamille28 said
cruel.... ...cruel....
Gypsy said
Beat her with a baseball bat ...Beat her with a baseball bat and dumped her in the desert in this heat....:( I hope they find the body so that the family has some closure.
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britexpat said
Gypsy.. ...She may still be alive.. Loss of memory, afraid to come out.. Think positive..
He must have left her alive, otherwise, why would he come back to Dubai.
Anyway, I hope they keep him locked up till the riddle is solved..
mjamille28 said
i hope they hang him,... ...i hope they hang him,...
qatarisun said
Why the neighbours haven’t ...Why the neighbours haven’t called the police right away????
"They tried to come to her rescue but he turned on them with the baseball bat".. and then what?? they went to have their lunch or what???
teena maria said
let's hope for the best that ...let's hope for the best that she's in a very safe place & condtion.
Supernurse said
wow, dubai must be a serial ...wow, dubai must be a serial killers heaven!
britexpat said
SuperNurse.. ...Don't give them ideas.. They might use it as a future marketing campaign..
Supernurse said
Lol, the most elite and ...Lol, the most elite and expensive haven for serial killers......SerialKillers World....
Mis-Cat said
Come to Dubai "Expensive One Day, Bloody the Next" ...Could catch on don't you think???
"Your born, You Live, You Die, given this premise, one can conclude since we have no control over when we are born and when we die, the only thing that matters to us should be how we live, simple really?" Mis-Cat to her philosophy Lecturer.
Mercia said
I wouldnt have cared if he ...I wouldnt have cared if he threatend me with a bat, they should have done something. We can only hope she is still alive somewhere. Does anyone know what nationality the boyfried was?
britexpat said
Mercia.. ...If you read the article.... He was British ofcourse..
amnesia said
why are there so many ...why are there so many british people in Dubai that disregard the law? It's odd...
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labda06 said
Gosh this is sad, hope they ...Gosh this is sad, hope they find her. Alive.
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Oryx said
amnesia ...well there are a of Brits in the UK that disregard the law... guess its a new export commodity.. :(
QT said
Spain & Greece have had problems with the Brits for decades! ...:(
Torque said
Any updates on this tragic story? ...Let's not turn this thread into a Brit-bashing session, there have been numerous assaults in Dubai & not all by Brits.
I sincerely hope she's found alive, if near the Ranches then it's a very busy area with numerous expatriates of all nationalities & backgrounds.
Dubai is just a microcosm of the wider world that we're all a part of & from.
Torque
Torque said
Latest I could find below ...http://www.arabianbu...
britexpat said
Torque... ...I would have thought they would use dogs or sensing equipment in or near the desert where he says he left her..
At this juncture, What good are the volunteers going to do ?
Fatcat said
Thanks for the update, ...Thanks for the update, Torque.
harsha said
that guy was out of his ...that guy was out of his mind... mad fkr
SPEED said
Beating a woman with a baseball bat ???? ...He must be out of his mind ... could be drunk ?
Hope they find her soon in good health ...
Oryx said
My Friend Speed ...Speed my dear chum... I dont think this can be blamed on alcohol I think it can only be blamed on the man himself. I read a bit and it sounds like he was a mad and violent and giving her problems for a while. His actions reflect him not alcohol.
and by the way Speed!
Sorry I hate the excuse...oh I was drunk...
people must be responsible and accountable for their actions if they do criminal things they shouldnt drink.
Supernurse said
or worse ...or worse still......drugs!!!Heaven forbid!
SPEED said
Oryx... this is what i feel coz normally crimes in such ...cases happens only when a person is over drunk.... Rest God know better ...
You could be right ...
I have been following this story from the 1st day it was published in Gulfnews.com .. I have lots of South Africans friends in Dubai and SA's are in huge number in UAE ... Just waiting for the true story behind
Oryx said
Speedy chum ...Lots of people get too drunk Speed and all that happens is they are sick and have a huge headache...
violent people are violent with or without alcohol...they just use it as an excuse.
Sad to say I think I am right and this is just one nasty person. I think she was scared of him and he had done stuff before. My parents live in SA and they are a great community for coming together to help each other.
What ever... our hopes and prayers are with them
Fatcat said
Guys, if I may ask one huge ...Guys, if I may ask one huge favor... Please, let us try not to be ugly nor judgemental.
Honestly, I don't care if the guy was drunk or not. I don't care if he was high or not. I don't care if he's British, Polish, South African or Brazilian. Right now, none of that make any difference. I put myself in her family's shoes and all I wanted was for him to come clean and tell her family if she's dead or alive and where she is.
Torque said
Well said Fatcat! ...Fully agree.
britexpat said
Update:::::: ...According to the Scum, Mark Arnold has admitted killing his missing ex-lover and dumping her body in the sea off Dubai, police said yesterday.
Executive Mark Arnold, 42, is being held by cops probing the disappearance of Kerry Winter, 35.
Detectives confirmed he had finally told them he killed South African Kerry.
Major-General Khamis Matar Al Mezeina, Deputy Commander in Chief of Dubai Police, said full details would be disclosed once investigations were complete.
Arnold, originally from Stoke-on-Trent, has lived for six years in the Gulf state, where he is operations manager for an interior design firm.
Kerry has been missing since August 20. Arnold was arrested three weeks ago — following his return from a trip to the UK — after neighbours claimed they had seen him attack Kerry with a baseball bat outside her home.
Anything from Dubai papers????
mjamille28 said
update from gulf news last ...update from gulf news last updated 17 Sept.
http://www.gulfnews....
Fatcat said
Thanks for the update. Very ...Thanks for the update. Very sad. One thing doesn't make sense to me, though. Why on Earth did he go back to Dubai after having gone out of the country?
mjamille28 said
hmm, conscience maybe..? ...hmm, conscience maybe..? maybe not....
britexpat said
Fatcat.. ...Maybe the moron thought himself above the law or felt that the police didn't have anything on him..
Let's hope the find the body at least..
paulfreathy said
So sad ...Its even more sad for some reason when something like that happens to someone so far from their home.
My thoughts are with the family
Fatcat said
I hope they find the body ...I hope they find the body soon. Or the family will never get the closure they need.
mjamille28 said
agree with fatcat... it's ...agree with fatcat... it's hard enough to accept the death of a loved one for natural reasons,...it's even harder to accept someone you love dying like this....
britexpat said
If she was dumped at sea, then surely they should have ...discovered the body by now.. I mean, the sea around Dubai is very busy..
lovinni said
its horrible. my deepest ...its horrible. my deepest sympathy to the victim's family. and i hope she will get the best in afterlife...no one deserves this just like any other crimes.
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. ~Charles Schulz
labda06 said
May she Rest In Perfect ...May she Rest In Perfect Peace. Hope the scum gets what he deserves and more.
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mjamille28 said
they better give him what he ...they better give him what he deserves..
xxc said
he must be executed! ...Jeeez! wish i can get my hands on his throat!
mjamille28 said
execute him,...if only there ...execute him,...if only there was a way to bring someone back to life, they should bring him back to life after they execute him, then execute him again, and again and again.... but i guess no matter how many times they do it to that scum, it would never heal the wound he has created to the hearts of the people who loved Kerry dearly... :(
Thejam said
keeping up with the Jones's ...That's what you get when you start bringing scum to this part of the world.This part of the middle east was safe and quiet before.Not anymore, I mean battering a wowan with a baseball ball. You only hear or see that in the West.
well keep up with the Jones's.
They should give him an eye for an eye, give him a heavy battering too that might deter some of that scum.
britexpat said
TheJam.. ...When you "open up" to the world outside, you invite the good and the bad. Its natural.
Fatcat said
Thejam, comments like yours ...Thejam, comments like yours do not bring anything positive to this thread. What he did is awful indeed, everyone agrees to that. But what you said will only bring hatred towards westerners. We all know there are good and bad people from all races and all religions.
I request that you please delete the first paragraph of your comment, for sake of peace in this thread.
mjamille28 said
agree with you ...agree with you fatcat,..there is good and bad in this world from all race and nationalities.. :(
QT said
If they still have the death penalty here in Dubai, I think they ......SHOULD execute him. That will deter people coming to the UAE thinking they are above the law!
Thejam said
fatcat I happen to be a ...fatcat I happen to be a westerner born and bred meself but just disgusted with the mentality and attitude of many who make this world an evil place
Fatcat said
Thejam, "thanks" for ...Thejam, "thanks" for respecting my request on my own thread.
Bahraini83 said
always thought she would be ...always thought she would be found alive :(
sad to know
may her soul rest in an eternal peace