Jobless youth used Bangladeshi like an ATM

A jobless Emirati allegedly threatened to kill a Bangladeshi worker he robbed at least twice.

The accused made the threat to deter the victim from informing the police, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.

AA, 21, who failed to appear in court was accused by the Prosecution of threatening EA, 43, robbing him and damaging his mobile phone.

"He came to my residence with other men and threatened to kill me by putting a knife to my throat, asking  me to remain silent. He stole Dh3,000 from the room," EA told the police.

EK, 46, Bangladeshi, driver, who witnessed the incident, testified that he heard AA tell EA he would return every week to take Dh500.

EA begged the attacker to give back the money as he was a poor man and took care of his ill mother.

EA told prosecutors that at about 8am on July 4, as he was walking towards a restaurant near Nad Rashid Market, again AA and another man attacked him.

They then pushed EA in the chest and took Dh500 and two mobile phones from his pockets, according to the records.

"He damaged one of the mobiles and then threatened to kill me if I reported him to police," EA testified.

A man who was passing by and  witnessed the incident called police, who took EA to the Rashidiya police station.

EA told officers there he had been threatened by AA before and was scared to report him.

The court adjourned the case until October 5.

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