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28 March 2024

Carpenter, claiming to be CID, rapes Filipina

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By Eman Al Baik

A carpenter with other fugitives allegedly kidnapped a Filipina after claiming to be CID and raped her, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

MKJ, 26, and the fugitives are also accused of robbing their victim.

The victim JMR, 33, waitress, testified that on November 5, 2010 after she finished her work in a furnished apartment she was returning home at around 2am. “I went to the supermarket behind the hotel to buy some stuff. A green car stopped and three people got down. They asked me for my ID. I asked them for their ID and one of them pulled a card from his pocket. All of a sudden, a second person covered my mouth and pulled me into their car. One of them told me that I should allow them to have sex or they will imprison me or kill me. I told them to take me to prison. One of them slapped me on my face and my tongue bled. They told me that they will have sex or they will kill me. They drove to a furnished apartment in Ajman. One of them got in and came back after a while. Then they drove to another apartment. Again, one of them got in and came out after a while. They drove back to the first furnished apartment and asked me to go in with them quietly or they will kill me. They got into a room and raped me. At around 7 am, they took me to their car and on the way they took away my watch, Dh200, a ring and earrings. I dropped my labour card in the car. They set me free at the bus station after giving me Dh50. I got the car’s plate number and reported to the police,” she testified.

Second Lieutenant Ali Abdulkareem testified that the accused was one of three who kidnapped the victim. The accused was arrested at Dubai airport. MKJ confessed to having sex with the woman but claimed that it was consensual. He claimed that he received a call from his friend LS and MA (fugitives) who told him that sex was available for money. He accepted and they came to his house in Ajman to pick him. They rented a room in a hotel and had sex with the woman, the accused claimed to police.

Forensic reported bruises on the victim’s body and a swelling in the back of her head.

The court will reconvene on June 21.