7 youths jailed for attacking police guards

Sharjah: Seven juveniles accused of attacking police guards and damaging property at the juveniles centre while attempting to escape have been sentenced to one year in jail by Sharjah Criminal court.

Judge Mohamoud Abkar Mohammad and Judge Mohammad Mohammad Syed presided over the court that found all the suspects guilty.

The court heard that the Sharjah Police guards — identified as A.B.S. and M.R.M. — were attacked by a group of seven people while trying to escape from the centre. The juveniles violently attacked the police guards and damaged windows, doors and furniture of the centre for boys in Sharjah. The facility became unsuitable for living due to the extensive damage, the police said.

The suspects, including six Emiratis and one from Comoros, were identified as N.M.A.,19.,S.A.M,18, M.H.J.,18, .A.M.A.,18,.Y.A.M.,17,.W.I.M.,16, and .S.A.M.,15.

The suspects were charged with causing permanent disability to the two guards and damaging property.

Both the guards were hospitalised following the incident.

The incident happened in June when the delinquents escaped from a government-run rehabilitation centre.

The police managed to arrest all of them.