A visitor from South Africa who was allegedly involved in a AED320,000 (Php 4.2M) house heist was nabbed by officials in Dubai when he attempted to leave the country.
Records from the Dubai Court of First Instance show that the man was caught within 24 hours after he along with four other men robbed the villa at the Al Rashidiya area.
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A 37-year-old Emirati villa owner reported last August that his safe containing Dh250,000 worth of gold jewellery and Dh70,000 in cash went missing.
“I saw the lights on and discovered there was a robbery. I called the Dubai Police and entered the villa with them. My father’s room was in a mess and the police told me the suspects had broken into the villa from the back window,” said the victim.
Within a span of 12 hours, Dubai Police managed to track down the stolen safe through one of the defendants who attempted to leave the country.
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“He admitted of robbing several houses along with the other suspects. We found the stolen items and arrested the other suspects also. They climbed the villa’s [perimeter] wall and broke in,” as per the reports from Dubai Police.
Dubai Public Prosecution has charged the South African, along with three Tanzanians and a Bangladeshi, with robbery and damages on personal property. The next hearing regarding the case is scheduled this November 15.
