Dubai: A mechanic has been jailed for assaulting his roommate with an iron bar because he uprooted a small tree that the former had planted in front of their residence.
The 39-year-old Indian roommate uprooted the tree that the 36-year-old Bangladeshi mechanic, H.M., had planted before the latter returned to the room and assaulted him in June 2015.
The Dubai Court of First Instance convicted H.M. of assaulting his roommate and causing him a permanent disability.
The accused had admitted that he assaulted his roommate and caused him a 2.5 per cent permanent disability in his hand.
“I beat him with my hands and did not use an iron bar,” the suspect told presiding judge Fahd Al Shamsi.
The 39-year-old Indian testified that the incident happened at 5pm.
“I was at the petrol station where I wash cars and then left for the mosque for prayers. I prayed and headed home to Al Garhoud … and then I uprooted a tree that was planted outside my door. Shortly after that, the suspect came to me and beat me on my left hand with a bar,” he told prosecutors.
Medical reports confirmed that the Indian lost the ability to fold his little finger properly.
The primary judgement remains subject to appeal within 15 days.
