Dubai: An employee has been sentenced to three months in jail for punching a businessman and fracturing his nose after the latter parked his car in an inconvenient manner.
The 24-year-old Russian employee, A.S., consumed liquor and assaulted the Iranian businessman and caused him a permanent disability over a parking scuffle in September.
The Dubai Court of First Instance also fined the defendant Dh2,000 for consuming alcohol.
The accused had entered a not guilty plea and denied being responsible for the businessman’s fractured nose and permanent disability.
Court records said the Russian man beat up the Iranian and caused him a 5 per cent permanent disability without intending to do so. He also consumed liquor.
A.S. has appealed the primary ruling and is scheduled to appear before the Appeal Court soon.
The businessman testified that the incident happened when he was driving his car out of the parking space of a residential tower in Dubai Marina.
“My wife was with me and we were leaving the parking around 2am … the accused came and banged on the window on my wife’s side. I went out of the car and asked him why he had done so. He asked me why I had parked incorrectly. I replied that it was my wife who had parked like that. He then punched me twice and went away. My wife called the police,” the Iranian claimed.
The Iranian man’s wife confirmed the assault on her husband.
A police corporal said the Iranian was bleeding when they arrived at the scene.
“They briefed us on what had happened. We went up to the building in search of the defendant. We came across a group of Russians who told us where A.S. was and we took him into custody. The suspect claimed during questioning that when he asked the businessman why he had parked inconveniently, the Iranian scolded him … so he punched him,” the corporal claimed.
