Dubai: A shepherd has been accused of beating up his co-worker and causing him a permanent injury after they had a heated argument in the farm where they worked.
The 22-year-old Pakistani shepherd, H.S., was said to have been discussing a matter with his countryman co-worker before the heated argument developed into a fight and he attacked him in March 2015.
Prosecutors accused H.S. of beating his colleague.
The suspect entered a guilty plea when he showed up before the Dubai Court of First Instance on Thursday.
According to the charge sheet, prosecutors said the defendant assaulted his countryman and caused him a five per cent permanent disability without intending to do so.
“Yes, I hit him,” H.S. told the presiding judge.
The co-worker claimed to prosecutors that he was discussing an issue pertaining to the farm where they both worked at Marmoum when the incident happened.
“We had a heated argument before H.S. grabbed me by my shirt and pushed me … he threw me down on the floor and left the room that we both shared. Half an hour later he returned to the room and hit me with an iron bar that he had brought from outside. He hit me three times on my head and once on my right leg,” he testified to prosecutors.
The suspect was cited as admitting to prosecutors that he assaulted the victim.
A ruling will be heard next month.
