New York: Egyptian landlord gets 10 years in prison for murdering Bangladeshi person

Justice James McCarty of Bronx County Supreme Court delivered the verdict on Thursday along with a five-year surveillance term against Taha Mehran, 51, for killing Zakir Khan, 44, over a rent dispute in 2017, reported bdnews24.

"Khan was fatally stabbed in front of his 11-year-old son at his home in Logan Avenue's Throgs Neck around 6:30 pm local time. Taha was incensed by the fact that Khan had not paid nine months' worth of rent," Bronx District Attorney Darcel D Clark, citing the verdict, was quoted as saying by the news portal.

"The two had been living in the same house but the landlord was aggrieved by Khan who used a travel around in a luxurious car. He sought the help of Khan's community and the nearest police station, 45th Precinct, to recover the arrears. But all his efforts went in vain and so he decided to take the law into his own hands. Taha also admitted his guilt to the nearest police station after committing the crimes. HE also acknowledged his guilt in the court on May 31."

The dossier read that the Bangladeshi person was taken to Jacobi Medical Centre with 29 stab wounds where he was pronounced dead.

Khan was a real estate broker.

He hailed from Sylhet.