A construction worker, who stabbed a security guard to death using a kitchen knife, has lost his appeal against the death sentence.

According to court records, the worker committed the murder after the guard stopped him from sexually harassing a female employee at their workplace.

The Abu Dhabi Appeal Court upheld an earlier ruling by a lower court, which found the Asian worker guilty of murder.

Police officers said the woman had approached the security guard after the worker stalked her.

"The guard asked the worker to stop following the woman and not to intimidate her," prosecutors told the court at a previous hearing.

"The guard also temporarily took away the worker's access card so that he couldn't enter the company premises. But he later returned it to him."

Prosecutors said the convict pulled out a kitchen knife and stabbed the guard to death.

The worker had denied the charges throughout his trial.

The victim's family had refused to take blood money from the killer and requested the court to give him the death penalty.

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