Manager punches man to whom he owes money

dubai — An office manager, who allegedly physically assaulted a compatriot while the latter visited him to claim back the money he had lent him, has been charged at the Court of First Instance on Thursday.

The 39-year-old Pakistani manager has been charged with assaulting the other man and causing him a permanent injury. The 56-year-old victim has been charged with trespassing into the manager’s property.

The victim said he went to the manager’s house on December 12, 2016, to try and work out a settlement about some money the manager owed him.

“I saw him outside and asked my money back. But he ignored me and walked inside. So I followed him to tell him to come outside to talk about the loan. But he became very angry and punched me and knocked me down. I got injured,” the victim told the prosecutor.

“Someone, who happened to be around, stepped in and kept him away from me. I was then going to complain against the manager but I changed my mind when he promised he would settle his dues to me. He took me to hospital and there I reported him to the police for the physical assault.”

A Pakistani businessman, 62, told the investigators that he witnessed the incident. “I was just passing by the manager’s house when I spotted both men arguing outside. Then they went inside and as I followed them, I saw one of them lying down. We took him to hospital”.

The forensic report showed the victim was left with a bone fracture in his left arm which is a permanent injury.

The trial has been postponed to August 10.