Crime & Safety
News Nearby: Potomac Doctor, Convicted Of Killing Wife With Mallet, Seeks Early Release
Lawyers for obstetrician Zakaria Oweiss, convicted in 2001, say he has been a 'model inmate,' NBC Washington reports.
A Potomac doctor convicted in 2001 in the beating death of his wife is seeking to be released as early as this year, NBC Washington reports.
Lawyers for Zakaria Oweiss say he has been a "model inmate," according to the report.
Prosecutors said Oweiss killed his wife, a real estate agent, with a rubber mallet, and then asked his son not to call police until he had hidden the weapon. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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A hearing was set for Thursday.
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