Driver hurt in botched armed robbery

KUWAIT: A taxi driver paid a heavy price for resisting three robbers in Salwa at dawn Saturday. When the trio failed to rob the victim, they stabbed him in the abdomen and escaped, leaving him bleeding. A call was received about the victim, so police and paramedics went to the area and rushed him to Mubarak Hospital in critical condition. He spent three hours in the operation theater. Detectives are working on the case.

Campers fight

A fight broke out between six persons from neighboring camps, resulting in five injuries. One of them was run over with the driver escaping, but he gave himself up an hour later. The fight broke out in Subbiya when a person protested after a car passed next to his camp. It belonged to a person from a neighboring camp, so he asked him why he passed near his camp. The matter escalated to a fight that injured five people, while one was run over. Jahra policemen responded to a call and went with paramedics to the scene, and the injured were taken to hospital. Investigations are ongoing.

Officer assaulted

A police officer accused a man and his three sons of storming into his house and beating them due to what he described as previous disputes. The officer lodged a complaint at Saad Al-Abdullah police station. The four were charged with trespassing and assault, and were ordered arrested.

Gamblers arrested

Four Asian persons were arrested while gambling red-handed in the open. They were taken to Salhiya police station. Police found KD 884 on them. The three Indians and a Pakistani confessed to the charges.