mobanmarketDubai: Dubai Court of First Instance on Sunday sentenced a man to six months in jail for groping a woman on a Dubai street.
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According to official records, the 25-year-old Nepalese woman pushed the man away when he grabbed her back while she was walking in Al Refaa area in March this year.
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The Egyptian man, 30, tried to touch her again before slapping her when she tried to defend herself.
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Members of the public who witnessed the attack restrained the defendant while the woman called Dubai Police.
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“I was walking in the area at 9am when I felt someone touching my back. I turned around and saw him. He slapped me and asked me to be quiet. I yelled for help and people who were around us came to help,” the woman said in records.
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Two officers who were patrolling nearby arrested the defendant.
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During police interrogation, the defendant confessed to hitting the woman’s back but denied the assault.
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The defendant was charged with sexual and physical abuse.
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The court ordered to deport the defendant after serving his jail time.