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29 March 2024

Abuse in lift lands Sri Lankan in jail

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By Eman Al Baik

A Sri Lankan foreman has been sentenced to a three-month jail term followed by deportation for attempting to assault an Iranian hairdresser.

The verdict was issued by the Dubai Criminal Court on Wednesday.
 
The incident occurred when the woman was distributing promotional leaflets in the building where the man lives.
 
AI, 34, hairdresser, Iranian, had decided to distribute the leaflets promoting the salon where she works in the Discovery Gardens area. On May 11, her third day in the area, she reached building No36.
 
She took the lift to the fourth floor and starting distributing the brochures at the doors. A man opened the door and asked her something related to the brochure but since she does not understand English she continued her work.
 
As she was about to leave the floor, he caught her by her hand. While she tried to wriggle herself out of his grip, he got hold of her clothes, she alleged.
 
She managed to press the lift button by her free left hand, but he tried to block the lift’s door while holding on to her clothes.
 
When the lift arrived, she managed to pull herself in but he also got in and blocked the lift’s door from closing.
 
Though he was trying to pull her out of the lift, she pressed the switch for the ground floor when the lift’s door closed during their tussle.
 
Since his attempt to stop the lift at the fourth and third floors failed, he started to abuse her, forcing the woman to bite on his arm.
 
As the lift reached the ground floor, he prevented her from leaving the lift.
The woman then started screaming for help and when people started coming in he let her leave.
 
Policeman Adnan Khamis, 23, testified that the victim came to Jebel Ali police station the same day with another Iranian woman and a Saudi man.
 
The Sri Lankan was arrested from his room in the building.