An Emirati man who robbed a Ukrainian woman after he made an agreement with her online to have s*x for Dh1,500 (N64,157), was jailed for six months on Thursday. The 31-year-old Emirati defendant was said to have met the woman on Badoo, a dating website, and arranged to have s*x with her at her five-star hotel room on Shaikh Zayed Road in Dubai. At the hotel room however, the Emirati man grabbed a cup and broke it into pieces then used it to threaten and assault the woman before he stole her iPhone and Dh6,000 (N256,629), the court heard.
The Dubai Court of First Instance found the man guilty of robbing the woman and jailed him for six months.Prosecution records quoted the 31-year-old as confessing that he agreed to have s*x with the woman for Dh1,500 but then she asked for Dh2,500 (N106,929). According to the charge sheet, the defendant used physical violence and assaulted the woman with broken glass on her face before he stole her iPhone and wallet. An Emirati policeman testified that the incident occurred on June 28, 2012.
Thursday’s judgment remains subject to appeal within 15 days.
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