Man stabs coworker in Dubai, on trial for attempted murder

Dubai - A Pakistani man said that he saw the two men (the accused and the victim) assaulting each other on the incident day.

A 29-year-old man faced an attempted murder charge at the Dubai Court of First Instance after he tried to kill a co-worker.
According to court documents, the Bangladeshi worker stabbed the victim in his abdomen, leaving him with serious injuries that could have turned fatal. The latter was rushed to hospital and underwent a life-saving surgery.
The case was registered on January 22 at Al Rashidiya police station.
During investigation, a 40-year-old Pakistani man said that he saw the two men (the accused and the victim) assaulting each other on the incident day. "It was about 7.30am in Ras Al Khor. I spotted the defendant hiding beneath the stairs of a building and then the victim went to talk to him. The two had a verbal altercation which soon escalated into a physical fight. They pushed and traded slaps."
The witness said that both of them then hit each other with a broom. "I saw the defendant brandishing a knife. He was bleeding then from his nose after he was hit with the broomstick on the head. A crowd of workers stepped in and tried to get him away from the other man and take the knife from his hand."
The witness spotted the defendant putting the knife on a surface and fleeing the place. "When I got near the scene where the fight had been going on, I saw the victim bleeding badly. He told me that the defendant had just stabbed him. I took off my shirt and wrapped it around his wound. I led the police shortly later to where the knife was left."
The security guards around, who had by then restrained and nabbed the accused, handed him over to the police officers. The victim was taken to hospital.
The witness gave a statement at the police station later while the accused was taken into custody. 
The forensic report showed that the victim's injury could have turned fatal had it not been for the urgent medical intervention. The examining doctor recommended that the victim be seen again to evaluate whether he had sustained a permanent disability.
During the police interrogation, the defendant admitted to having stabbed the victim in the abdomen with a knife. He also confessed during the public prosecution investigation.
A ruling will be pronounced on October 25.

• Dubai