mobanmarketDubai: A man suffered head injuries and loss of hearing after being attacked by five men with baseball bats outside a massage parlour in Deira, a Dubai court heard on Thursday.
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In May of last year police were called to the incident in Muraqabbat after a 30-year-old Egyptian was physically assaulted in the street by a group of five men.
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The victim told prosecutors that he went to a flat with his friend, who is also Egyptian, to celebrate a birthday party and saw five men and two women from Vietnam in the premises. His friend had a dispute with them and both left the flat.
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“My friend left to his flat and I went to the supermarket beneath the building,” said the victim. “The five men and a woman followed me and they had knives and bats. They hit me on the head and kept assaulting me,” he said. “I had serious head injuries,” he added.
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When police checked surveillance cameras in the area they identified and arrested the five men from Vietnam.
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The attackers claimed that the Egyptian man came into the flat, which was used for massage services, and wanted to get his money back so started a brawl.
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“He was demanding his money back after paying for a massage and he went to the kitchen and pulled a knife and held it to my throat,” said one of the attackers. “He stole a gold necklace, three mobile phones, plus Dh600 from the flat and he escaped,” added the attacker.
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Medical reports revealed the Egyptian suffered 45 per cent permanent disability after the attack.
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Five defendants from Vietnam were charged with physical assault and causing disability.
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The Egyptian has denied charges of theft and consuming alcohol.
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The trial has been adjourned until July 8 in order to organise translation for the Vietnamese defendants.