Road rage had caused a student to attack two employees with a sword and chopped off their fingers, a court heard in Dubai.
The 20-year-old student allegedly attacked three Pakistani employees after he blocked their way at a traffic signal along Al Maktoum Street in June, reported Gulf News.
The student jumped out of his sports utility vehicle, according to records, and attacked the trio in the middle of the street. Two Pakistanis lost one finger each while attempting to dodge the sword attack and avoid being killed.
After the incident, the suspect walked into a police station and claimed he was attacked at the traffic signal and that he had been hurt, the report said.
The policeman, who responded to the student, reportedly told him to go to the hospital and bring a medical report to pursue legal action against his alleged assailants.
As per the records, the student went to the hospital but never returned to the police station. Meanwhile, Dubai Police’s operation room was notified that a man had attacked three men and two of them were seriously injured and lost their fingers, said the news portal.
Prosecutors accused the 20-year-old of attempting to murder the three employees.
On Thursday, the suspect failed to show up before the Dubai Court of First Instance where he was scheduled to enter his plea.
Prosecutors said one employee had a left-hand finger chopped off, while another had a right-hand finger chopped off and two other fingers partly severed, reported Gulf News.
A 24-year-old victim testified to prosecutors that he was driving his vehicle in the proper lane when the suspect tossed a cigarette into his car.
“The student drove his car parallel to my vehicle and tossed a cigarette … I did not react because it was obvious that he was picking on us and trying to provoke us into fighting with him. When we reached the traffic light, he suddenly swerved his car towards my lane and slammed the brakes. He and two others from their car got out and attacked us without any provocation. The student then took out a sword and attacked me … I lost a finger when I tried to defend myself,” he reportedly told the prosecutors.
Also, a 27-year-old employee [who was also attacked] reportedly testified to prosecutors that when the passengers of the other car tried to chase them [Pakistani trio], they ran away. “We ran away and hid for nearly two minutes until the assailants left. When we returned to our car, we found the chopped fingers on the ground. We called the police and we were rushed to the hospital,” he told the prosecutors.
A policeman reportedly told the prosecutors: “When I asked the student about what had happened, he claimed that the trio attacked him first and tried to assault him with a knife … he claimed that he took the knife away from them and defended himself. He gave a contradicting statement.”
Presiding judge Urfan Omar will hand out a ruling in absentia against the student on March 13, reported Gulf News.
