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29 March 2024

Man follows air hostess, breaks into flat

Court to issue verdict next week. (AFP)

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By Eman Al Baik

An unemployed man allegedly stole Dh200 and attempted to rape a flight attendant in her apartment, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

On January 23, the 26-year-old air hostess was returning home around midnight, when she saw the suspect at the lift. “I first saw him near the lift then I noticed he was following me,” she told the court.

“As I opened the door, he pushed me into the flat and dragged me to the bedroom. He ripped off my clothes…I resisted with all my force and screamed for help. That’s when he left me and fled with my purse. It had Dh200,” she testified.

The suspect, from Sierra Leone, has denied the charges. However, forensic reports confirm scratch marks and bruises on the victim.

DNA samples taken from under her nails were linked to the suspect.

CCTV footage of the building shows the suspect following the woman.

The court will reconvene on April 8.