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Dubai cabbie snatches woman's mobile phone, bites her

Dubai - The complainant told the officer that the driver got upset and parked near a villa in Al Barsha.

A cabbie has been charged at a Dubai court after he allegedly physically assaulted a female passenger and stole her mobile phone.
The Court of First Instance heard how the 30-year-old-Pakistani man snatched the mobile phone, worth about Dh3,000, from the eastern European woman. He allegedly bit and pushed her as she was trying to take her phone back.
The defendant denied a theft charge in court.
The incident allegedly took place on August 11, last year. It was reported at Al Barsha police station.
A police sergeant said they questioned the complainant. "She said she took a cab with her friend from outside a bank along Sheikh Zayed Road. They wanted to go to Tecom. During the trip, she had an argument with the driver after she noticed he did not go directly to their destination but was rather taking other roads. Her friend then vomited inside the car."
The complainant told the officer that the driver got upset and parked near a villa in Al Barsha. The police sergeant quoted her as saying that they were told to step off the car. "She claimed she told the defendant to call the police but he then snatched her mobile phone after he bit her in the shoulder and pushed her to the ground."
The sergeant added the complainant identified the defendant among 45 drivers in a line-up at the police station. "We tracked him down based on her description of the car and the trip itinerary."
When interrogated, the defendant denied the charge.
The woman underwent a check-up at a hospital and received a medical report which she presented to the public prosecution investigator. 
A ruling will be issued on February 27.
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