African booked for robbing, assaulting cleaner in Dubai

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter

A 29-year-old African man was arrested and prosecuted by the Dubai Public Prosecution for assaulting and robbing an Asian cleaner, with the help of other runaway accomplices in Dubai.

The case dates back to last May, when police’s operations room received a call from the victim to report about the robbery, saying that he was attacked by a gang of four Africans while heading out of his residence in Jebel Ali area.

During investigations, the victim testified he was walking in the area around 10pm when the four-man gang suddenly stopped and attacked him with a knife.

“The defendant held a knife against my throat, while another restricted my movement and pulled out my wallet with nearly Dhs1,600 inside,” the victim said.

The gang fled the scene before getting caught by passersby.

After reporting the incident to police, the defendant was caught three days after while trying to rob another victim. He was caught by a group of Asians who rushed to help the second victim.

Police placed him under arrest and he was referred to criminal court on robbery charges, while the search is on for the other accomplices.