Villa broken into in daring Dh1m robbery

A Senegalese and two Guineans allegedly robbed a villa in Jumeirah and stole cash, chequebooks and precious items worth Dh1 million.

The Dubai Criminal Court heard a case of Senegalese, MK, 38 and  ED, 34, and OS, 42, both Guineans, accused of breaking into the villa in Jumeirah using a screwdriver and stealing cash and items worth Dh1m.

According to the records, on September 26, 2010, FA, 36 and his family left to visit some friends. When they returned they found that the villa was robbed.

FA testified that a missing safe contained jewellery worth more than Dh200,000 and Dh29,260 in cash. Among the items stolen from the villa were nine chequebooks, a cheque for Dh1.2m, a laptop, a number of credit cards, and other small items.

MK and OS, who attended the hearing, denied the accusation.