Dubai: A man has gone on trial accused of threatening a woman and blackmailing her after a heated argument, a Dubai court heard on Tuesday.
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The 27-year-old Pakistani victim had a been in a relationship with the 31-year-old Pakistani defendant when she lent him money and he gave his passport to her as a guarantee until he returned the cash.
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In October of this year the defendant asked her to meet in Mirdiff so that he could return the money and get his passport back.
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“He was under the influence of alcohol and broke my phone when I met him inside the car,” said the victim. “He grabbed me by the hair and tried to strangle me. I tried to escape but he kept assaulting me,” the victim added.
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She returned to her house in Ajman and reported the incident to police after one day.
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“He sent me threatening messages on WhatsApp telling me not to report the incident to police and threatened to slaughter me if I did,” she added.
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She said that he asked her to provide him with Dh1,000 and a mobile phone in order to not harm her or the family.
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Dubai Police arrested the defendant who claimed that he was joking when he sent the WhatsApp messages.
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However, the victim claimed the defendant called her from the detention centre at Al Rashidiya Police Station and threatened her again.
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“He told me from prison that he won’t stay all of his life behind bars and that he would harm me when he got out of jail.”
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Dubai Public Prosecution charged the defendant with threatening to kill and blackmailing the victim.
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The trial has been adjourned until December 31, during which time the defendant will remain in custody.
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