Dubai: Man flirts with woman, assaults her, caught with drugs

A 28-year-old Asian man assaulted a woman after she refused to sit in a vehicle with him, the victim then filed a complaint with the police.

The police, on arrival, found that the accused was under the influence of substances, possessed alcohol and several types of drugs.

The man was convicted by the Dubai Criminal Court and sentenced to ten years in prison. He was also fined Dh100,000 and will be deported after he serves his sentence.

Last September, a woman filed a report stating that a man had assaulted her while she was walking on a street in Al Qusais.

She added that she sought her husband's help after the convict tried to force her to board his vehicle. Her husband showed up with his friends and a verbal altercation ensued. The woman's husband then informed the police, who arrived at the scene and arrested the convict.

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