Dubai: A man lost his appeal and will spend five years behind bars for providing drugs to his girlfriend, who died of an overdose.

The 33-year-old Emirati jobless man and his countrywoman spent two days in the man’s car where he gave her drugs and mind-altering substances in August 2016.

The man dumped the woman’s body in front of the emergency entrance a hospital.

Drug enforcement officer identified the man from the number plate of his car, which was spotted by the hospital’s surveillance cameras, and apprehended him in Al Quoz.

Medical reports confirmed that the woman died of a drug overdose.

In February, the Dubai Court of First Instance convicted the defendant and fined him Dh20,000 for providing banned substances to the woman and consuming and possessing drugs.

The defendant appealed the primary judgement and asked the Appeal Court to reduce his punishment.

When he appeared before the appellate court, he pleaded not guilty and denied providing drugs to the woman or being responsible for her death.

The appellate court rejected the defendant’s appeal and upheld his five-year jail term and Dh20,000 fine.

The Emirati provided drugs to the woman and consumed morphine, codeine, oxazipam and tramadol, said records.

He also possessed Pregabalin for personal consumption.

A lieutenant of the anti-narcotics department said the hospital’s management reported to the police that a woman’s body had been dumped at the entrance of the hospital.

“Surveillance cameras of the hospital revealed that the accused stopped his vehicle in front of the hospital’s entrance, dumped the body and drove away. Doctors confirmed that the woman died of a drug overdose as she had needle marks on her arm.

"The accused was apprehended near his house. He said during questioning that they drove around Dubai for two days as they did not have money to stay in a hotel. He said that the woman used the drugs according to her medical prescription … but when she fainted he drove her to the hospital. He denied providing drugs to her,” the lieutenant said.

The appellate ruling remains subject to appeal before the Cassation Court within 28 days.