Steward cleared of stealing Dh18,500

Legal and Court Correspondent

Aflight steward has been cleared of stealing Dh18,500 from three brothers in a flight’s business class cabin.

The Emirati brothers and their father were flying back from Thailand on an Emirates flight in June.

As the flight cruised towards Dubai, the father fell ill and the three sons left their business class seats and went to attend to him.

When they returned, they discovered that Dh18,500 in various currencies had been stolen from their wallets. The men notified the cabin supervisor, who reported it to the police.

Yesterday, the Dubai Court of First Instance acquitted the Egyptian flight steward, 37, of taking the cash from the wallets due to lack of corroborated evidence. The ruling remains subject to appeal.