UAE | Crime

Appeal against jail term to two men for raping boy

The Dubai Public Prosecution has filed an appeal against a jail sentence of 15 years handed down against two Emirati men for raping a French boy, according to court sources.

  • Staff Report
  • Published: 17:43 December 24, 2007
  • Gulf News

Dubai: The Dubai Public Prosecution has filed an appeal against a jail sentence of 15 years handed down against two Emirati men for raping a French boy, according to court sources.

The sources confirmed that the appeal has been filed, but the hearing date has not been decided yet.

The Dubai Court of First Instance had sentenced the men - a 35-year-old man who is HIV positive and his 18-year-old compatriot to 15 years in jail each - and referred the victim's compensation claim of Dh15 million to a civil court.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

More from UAE Crime

  1. Housemaid gets one-year jail for theft

  2. Cleaner to serve 6 months for rape

  3. Father and son charged with theft

  4. Three arrested for hosting 31 infiltrators

All articles in Crime

More from UAE

Gulf News
Popular in UAE
Readers' pictures
Your pictures

Readers' pictures

The best reader pictures from around the UAE this week

Latest news