Dubai: A visitor has been charged with biting a worker, cutting a chunk of his finger and spitting it out on the ground after assaulting him in public, a court heard on Sunday.
Prosecutors accused the 34-year-old Bangladeshi visitor of causing permanent disability to his 30-year-old compatriot, S.T., after biting his middle finger and spitting out a part of it on a street in Satwa.
"I was not the only one who assaulted him. I am not guilty. It was a mutual assault and we exchanged blows. A group of bystanders intervened and stopped the fight…," argued the visitor, H.M., when he pleaded innocent before the Dubai Court of First Instance.
Prosecutors said, according to the chargesheet, the defendant caused five per cent permanent disability to S.T.'s left hand after assaulting him.
The claimant testified to prosecutors that the incident happened suddenly while he was standing in front of a mosque in Satwa.
‘Grabbed my shirt'
"Without any prior notice, the suspect walked towards me directly and assaulted me… he grabbed my shirt and punched me in my face.
"When I tried to defend myself and pushed him away with my left arm, he bit me. He bit off a chunk of my left middle finger and spit it on the floor. Due to the gruesomeness of the situation and his rowdy behaviour, I lost self control… and the suspect turned his back and ran away," claimed S.T. in his statement before the prosecutor who questioned him.
The claimant alleged in his prosecution statement, that he discovered that the suspect took some of his belongings.
"Later I realised that he stole my mobile phone, telephone SIM card and Dh3,000 cash… the money was taken from my wallet," alleged S.T.
The suspect was quoted admitting to prosecutors that he assaulted the claimant and biting his finger.
Medical reports confirmed that the suspect inflicted five per cent permanent disability in his left hand.
A verdict will be heard on May 4.
