..
Egypt: Father accused of sexually harassing daughter commits suicide
Threw himself from the fifth floor of the court where he was to be trialed
Published: February 21, 2021 15:49
Tawfiq Nasrallah, Senior News Editor
Dubai: An Egyptian father who was accused of sexually harassing his daughter has committed suicide in a court building in Al Khanka, Egyptian administrative center, according to the Qalyubia Criminal Investigation Department.
The man was reportedly on his way to being transferred to Al Khosous Prosecution office at the court’s headquarters over the charges.
He was accused of sexually harassing his 14-year-old daughter at home after separating from her mother, who remarried and left the house.
Died on the spot
The girl’s aunt became aware of the abuse and informed the police, and the man was arrested immediately.
Upon appearing before the prosecution, he reportedly escaped from the guard and threw himself from the fifth floor of the court and died on the spot.
The Khanka prosecutors have appointed forensic doctors to explain the causes and circumstances of the death of the accused, meanwhile an investigation into the death has started.
Dubai man abuses teenager inside lift
..
15-year-old was with her sisters when man abused her inside lift
Published: February 21, 2021 14:19
Ali Al Shouk, Senior Reporter, Gulf News
Dubai: The Dubai Court of First Instance has sentenced an Indian man to three months in jail for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl inside a lift.
According to official records, the female student from Comoros Island was in the lift with her two sisters at their residence in Bur Dubai area when the 38-year-old defendant abused her in August last year. “We were stepping outside the lift when he touched my backside,” said the girl in official records.
She went to her father and told him about the abuse. “She told me that he touched her body while she was stepping outside the lift to our apartment,” said the father in records.
Dubai Police alerted about the incident and the defendant was arrested.
Dubai Public Prosecution charged the defendant with sexually abusing the teenager.
The court additionally ordered that the defendant be deported after serving his jail term.
Three sentenced to life in prison for rape attempt in Abu Dhabi
..
Defendants received maximum sentence for crime, along with sentences for other charges
Published: February 20, 2021 12:41
Abdulla Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor, Gulf News
The judgement was passed after the Abu Dhabi Police received a complaint reporting an assault in a remote area in the desert. The victims reported that they had been surprised by the arrival of a vehicle with three people on board, M.M., S.M. and A.S. who appeared to be intoxicated. Two of the defendants threatened the first male victim with a knife, and attempted to keep him away. Meanwhile, the third defendant attempted to rape the female victim. She was able to resist, and the other two defendants subsequently attempted to rape her. In the meantime, the male victim managed to escape and report the crime to the Abu Dhabi Police.
The defendants attempted to flee when they found the Police approaching, but the authorities were able to apprehend them. As they tried to flee, one of the defendants also damaged the police vehicle.
The three were subsequently arrested, given pretrial detention and interrogated by the Public Prosecution. The Prosecution then requested the maximum sentence when the three defendants were presented in court.
A series of additional charges and penalties were also recorded.
The first defendant, M.M., was charged for the abuse of psychotropic substances, and sentenced to a three-year prison term of three years with a Dh50,000 fine. For the charge of crashing into and damaging the police patrol vehicle, the defendant received a prison term of one year, and another six-month prison term was set for driving under the influence of psychotropic substances, along with a Dh30,000 fine. The defendant’s driving licence was also suspended for the remaining period of validity, with a ban on renewing it or obtaining a new licence. Finally, for obscuring the licence plate while driving, the defendant was sentenced to six months in jail, and handed another Dh30,000 fine.
The second defendant, S.M. was additionally sentenced to three years in jail, and a fine of Dh50,000, for abusing psychotropic substances. The third defendant, A.S., was also charged for abusing psychotropic substances, and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, with a Dh50,000 fine.
The Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution has also affirmed that the safety and security of members of the community is its top priority.
No comments:
Post a Comment