A Saudi prince, based in London, was accused of murdering his servant and could face death in Arabia for allegations of homosexuality. Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir al Saud, 34 is the grandson of Saudi Arabia’s current king, Abdullah. The prince’s royal status will not get him any sympathy or advantage over the judges, in fact it seems like he is in deep trouble in his homeland.

The prince was accused of killing his server on February 15 in a violent attack with a “sexual element,” after weeks of abusing him. Although his lawyer, John Kelsey Fry, denies any claims of homosexuality stating that his defendant is not gay, the punishment for homosexuality in Saudi remains that of death.

Surprisingly in Arabia, it is the family and the relatives who push the courts hard for punishment because they fear that their family name will be soiled if there is no punishment. The decision for the prince’s life will be based on his family, precisely the upon the King