Hairdresser gets 15 years’ jail for raping woman

Victim lured to flat with offer of hair products at low prices

ADubai hairdresser has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for allegedly raping a woman after luring her to his residence to offer her cosmetics and hair treatment at low prices.

According to the Dubai Court of First Instance, the woman was in a restaurant at Jumeirah Lake Towers where she met the man. He introduced himself as a hairdresser at a salon before offering her hair products at low prices.

“He checked my hair and told me that it was damaged. He offered me products and cosmetics at reasonable prices and promised to find a job for me in a salon for a Dh7,000 salary,” the woman said in official records.

The man then asked her to come to his residence in a nearby tower. When she went with him to his apartment, he allegedly showed her the cosmetics before pushing her to the bed.

“He threatened to kill me and asked me to have a sexual affair,” she added.

She alleged that the defendant raped her and when she kept yelling for help, he assaulted her until she bit his finger and scratched him. The defendant allowed her to leave the apartment, after which she alerted Dubai Police.

Defendant arrested

An officer arrested the defendant, who claimed the woman had agreed to have a consensual affair in exchange for money.

Dubai Public Prosecution charged the defendant with kidnap and rape. The court ordered to deport the defendant after he had served his jail term. The verdict will be a subject to appeal within 15 days.