UAE | Crime
Assault lands man in jail for six months
A jobless man will spend six months in jail for hitting a person in the knee with a hammer, after the latter had foiled an attempted robbery of his mobile phone.
- By Bassam Za'za', Senior Reporter
- Published: 23:25 December 2, 2008
Dubai: A jobless man will spend six months in jail for hitting a person in the knee with a hammer, after the latter had foiled an attempted robbery of his mobile phone.
The Dubai Court of First Instance also found the 29-year-old Yemeni convict guilty of attempted robbery and impersonating police personnel. He will be deported after serving his punishment.
"The UAE is a peaceful place and it's safety doesn't deserve to be breached ... I am innocent and didn't commit any crime. I was drunk when I mistakenly entered the 50-year-old Filipino victim's flat ... I was heading to my friend's place," said the convict, A.A., while defending himself in court earlier.
The Public Prosecution charged A.A. with beating the 50-year-old Filipino supervisor, S.P., with a hammer on his knee, before attempting to steal his cell-phone.
He was also charged with impersonating police personnel.
The convict had earlier told the Presiding Judge, Saeed Salem Bin Sarm: "... although I apologised, he insisted on calling the police. I didn't steal his phone. I only took it away from his hand to prevent him from calling the police."
The victim, S.P., testified: "While returning from the washroom, I spotted the accused entering the room which I was sharing with my seven compatriots ... when I asked him who he was, he replied: 'I am a policeman.'"
When the supervisor tried to phone the police, A.A. hammered his knee and tried to snatch the mobile phone.
The police later arrested the accused, who was hiding behind a tree.
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