UAE | Crime
Taxi driver denies rape attempt
Records said the 28-year-old Syrian taxi driver kidnapped the 32-year-old British visitor and attempted to molest her. Meanwhile, he dismissed her allegations and accused her of refusing to pay the Dh106 fare.
- By Bassam Za'za', Senior Reporter
- Published: 00:11 May 6, 2008
Dubai: A woman thrust a burning cigarette into the face of a taxi driver to prevent herself from being raped in a deserted area hours before her departing flight was due to take off.
Records said the 28-year-old Syrian taxi driver kidnapped the 32-year-old British visitor and attempted to molest her. Meanwhile, he dismissed her allegations and accused her of refusing to pay the Dh106 fare.
Unfamiliarity
The suspect, H.A., denied the charges and pleaded not guilty when he stood trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday.
The Public Prosecution charged him with kidnapping and deceiving the Briton, identified as S.T., when he lured her into his cab and took advantage of her unfamiliarity of Dubai streets to drive her to an unlit deserted area. He was charged with ordering her to lie on the sand where he groped and kissed her.
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