3 jailed for assaulting 'intruder' in Dubai villa

Dubai - The trio severely beat up the victim, causing him to lose sight in one eye and also deep cuts in the head.

 Three brothers were charged at a Dubai court with aggravated assault leading to a permanent injury after they beat up a Pakistani driver believed to have suddenly showed up at their villa. They were each sentenced to six months in jail on Thursday.
The Court of First Instance heard how the three Emirati brothers - aged 33, 25, and 33 - assaulted the victim after they got surprised by him in their house.
The trio severely beat up the victim, causing him to lose sight in one eye and also deep cuts in the head. The incident took place on August 5, 2018, and a case was registered at Al Qusais police station.
The driver, 20, said he worked for a telecom provider and on the day of incident he transported technicians to the villa where the three accused lived. "I dropped my colleagues and waited for them in the car. I tried later to call a technician to tell them that I would be away for a short time but I found I had no mobile credit. I went to the house and walked inside the backyard and found the door was open.
"The moment I stepped foot there I was surprised by one of the brothers charging at me, grabbing my hand and slapping me several times. He did not ask me what I was doing there or even give me a chance to speak up," he recounted.
The victim told the prosecutor he was then wearing his work uniform which has the company's logo. The man then pulled him inside the majlis where he was joined by his two brothers in kicking and punching the victim. "I was then hit with a solid object in the head. I passed out and woke up one week later at hospital," the victim said.
He added he stayed at the intensive care unit for one week and lost sight in his left eye. He was left with deep cuts in his head and multiple bruises and injuries all over his body.
A police lieutenant said they were alerted about a man badly injured near a pickup around half past midnight on August 6, 2018. "When we tracked down his colleagues they told us the victim was held up in a villa and beaten up. They said they were told to leave and had no idea about the reason the three brothers assaulted the victim." 
A 45-year-old Indian foreman told the investigator they went to the house after 2.30pm and stayed till after 8.30pm: "I told the defendants he is our driver. But one of them replied that he should not have gotten inside their villa without permission."
The ruling may be appealed.
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