Fujairah: A domestic worker has been arrested by Dibba Al Fujairah Police for abusing his elderly sponsor.
A police official said the Asian worker had been spotted on surveillance video apparently beating the 80-year-old Emirati with a wooden stick before trying to strangle him.
The man’s son suspected his father was being abused and set up a camera to monitor the helper, who has been identified as M.S.A.
The helper confessed to police. He claimed the elderly man had being annoying him and he wanted him to be quiet. He said he was not allowed to take a rest or sleep. The case has been referred to the public prosecutor, the official said.
