Supervisor guilty of molesting female accountant

Supervisor guilty of molesting female accountant

By Bassam Za'za', Senior Reporter
Published in Gulfnews: June 18, 2009

Dubai: A supervisor faces six months in jail for molesting a female accountant.

The Dubai Court of First Instance found the 24-year-old Indian guilty of following the 23-year-old Filipina accountant from a grocery store and trespassing into her bedroom where he molested her.

The court said the accused would be deported after serving his punishment.

Presiding Judge Fahmi Mounir also referred the accused to the Dubai Court of Misdemeanours where he will be prosecuted for consuming liquor.


The accused K.S. pleaded not guilty to molesting 23-year-old M.M, but confessed to having alcohol and trespassing.

When asked by the judge why he walked into the bedroom, the defendant claimed M.M. had smiled at him and he thought she had wanted him to follow.

The claimant said: "When I walked out of the bathroom and took off my clothes, I heard a noise from the side of the curtains but my roommate didn't reply

"I was shocked to see the defendant sitting in his underwear. Suddenly he attacked me and groped me. I screamed, pushed him away and covered myself with a towel. Then my roommates gathered outside the bedroom."

Records said the building's guardsmen stopped the defendant from escaping and handed him over to the police.

The judgment is still subject to appeal within 15 days.

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Accountant arrested for arson and attempted theft

Accountant arrested for arson and attempted theft

By Siham Al Najami, Staff Reporter
Published in Gulfnews: June 14, 2009, 00:04

Dubai: A Filipino accountant has been arrested for attempting to break into the safe of the company where he worked and later setting several offices on fire.

According to Colonel Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Director of Dubai Police's Criminal Investigation Department, the incident occurred at a commercial company situated in Al Garhoud on June 9.




Police said the suspect bought two bottles of benzene from a fuel station.

The Civil Defence was notified about a blaze in the offices of the ground floor at around 6am. The blaze damaged furniture, laptops, and files.

The criminal investigation team discovered an attempt to force open the safe of the company, which had currency notes, important documents, and employees' passports.

Initial investigations confirmed that a robbery attempt preceded the act of setting the fire. A forensic team was called in to inspect the crime scene.

The forensic expert confirmed that the fire was an act of arson.

The investigation team suspected the involvement of the company's staff and zeroed in on the Filipino accountant.

Upon arresting him in Al Garhoud, the suspect confessed to the crime.

According to Colonel Al Mansouri, the suspect entered the offices by breaking the window glass of his office on the ground floor at around 3am. He spread benzene in different areas of the office and set the place on fire using a lighter.

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