By Youssef Sourgo
Morocco World News
Casablanca, June 4, 2013
A Moroccan, aged 31, was murdered by his best friend for an MP3 player in the rural commune of Zaouiat Ben Hamida, in Essaouira province, the Moroccan daily Aujourd’hui le Maroc reported on Tuesday.
The corpse of Hamid J., the victim, was discovered by his mother, who passed out instantly at the sight of her son drowning in his own blood and stripped off his clothes inside a traditional mill.
Accordingly, members of the Royal Gendarmerie in Essaouira rushed instantly to the scene, where they collected all evidence before carrying out a thorough investigation to find Hamid’s murderer.
After interrogating all of his relatives and friends, detectives from the Royal Gendarmerie noticed the absence of his 26-year old best friend, Mohamed M. T., who was then found hiding in a deserted building, his clothes tarnished with blood.
After interrogating him, Mohammed admitted having killed his friend Hamid for an Mp3 player because he had refused to lend it to him. He added that they were both drunk, and that they slept together before vehemently quarreling about Hamid’s mp3.
“I killed him with just a few knife stabs,” he said.