Supervisor on trial for assaulting roommate

dubai — A supervisor has been charged in the Court of First Instance after he allegedly assaulted a roommate with a chair and caused him a permanent injury.

The Indian supervisor, 56, was allegedly drunk when he attacked the Sudanese victim with an old metallic chair that had sharp edges, severely injuring one of his left fingers.

The complaint was registered on August 4, 2017, at Al Rafaa police station. The complainant, a 37-year-old working as a taxi driver, said he shared the same room with the defendant and other men.

“I was sleeping when I suddenly woke up to the loud music coming from the accused’s mobile phone. He was aware that I had been working all night long. He did not care and would not stop the music even though I told him it was annoying me,” the taxi driver told the prosecutor.

“After I stood up and told him to turn the music off, he left the room. I thought he did it in response for my request. But he came back holding an old metallic chair with sharp edges.

“He hit the door with that chair and then threw it on me. I tried to avoid it but it landed on my left hand, causing a deep cut.” The forensic examination report showed the victim was left with a permanent finger injury due to the assault.

The supervisor admitted during public prosecution investigation that he was drunk when he assaulted his roommate.