African arrested for robbing a man at knifepoint in Dubai

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter

A 29-year-old African man was apprehended and referred to Criminal Court by the Dubai Public Prosecution for attacking and robbing a man at knifepoint with the help of other runaway accomplices in Dubai.

The case dates back to March 2020, when police operations room received a call about the robbery incident.

The officer testified saying, “we were dispatched to Al Nakheel Area to investigate a robbery at knifepoint, which left the victim scared.”

Apparently, the victim was walking towards his residence when he noticed an ongoing fight involving the defendant and his accomplices, who he was familiar with, and decided to stop and help end the quarrel.

Unfortunately, they turned against him and began to assault and threaten the victim at knifepoint, then snatched his two phones and wallet including Dhs1,000.

Afterwards, the gang fled the scene and the victim immediately reported the incident to police.

The police teams carried out the investigations and the managed to identify the defendant and arrested him on robbery charges.