Drunk man assaults Dubai cops, spits inside police station

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  Drunk man assaults Dubai cops, spits inside police station

The defendant said he can't recall what happened that night.

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Marie Nammour

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Published: Thu 25 Oct 2018, 4:08 PM

Last updated: Thu 25 Oct 2018, 7:02 PM

A 21-year-old Spanish man, who bit the hand of a police officer and assaulted another cop, stood trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance on charges of assault and verbal abuse.
Public prosecution records show that the jobless man got very upset when the two on-duty police officers apprehended and resisted him. He also spat on the ground inside Al Barsha police station and verbally abused the officers.
The case dates back to March 23.
A police officer said they spotted the suspect behaving erratically and looking drunk on reaching the spot. 
"I told him to calm down as he started yelling at us.He tried to assault me as we were handcuffing him. He would not comply with our orders and got aggressive instead." The man also abused the police officers. 
"We handcuffed and took him into the police patrol car. When we reached the police station, he bit my left hand. He kept resisting us and spat on the ground. He continued to misbehave till we took him inside the detention cell," the policeman recounted during the prosecution investigation.
A 32-year-old Filipina said she was with the accused and others at a nightclub. "We later took a cab. During the trip, the accused assaulted the driver who then pulled over and called the cops." 
The woman told the prosecutor that she witnessed the defendant being aggressive with the police officers who arrived at the scene.  
The taxi driver told the interrogators that he was taking the accused and his female companion from a hotel to Dubai Investment Park when he punched him all of a sudden for no reason, which prompted him to stop the car and call the police. 
The defendant admitted he had consumed alcohol and could not recall what happened on the night of the incident. 
Forensic reports showed one of the two police officers was left with bruises while the cabbie got scratches due to defendant's aggressive behaviour. 
The trial resumes on November 5. 
mary@khaleejtimes.com
 


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