Drunk worker molests neighbour and pushes her down the stairs, Dubai court hears

DUBAI// A drunk worker molested his neighbour and pushed her down the stairs, Dubai Criminal Court was told on Thursday.

On March 23 this year, a Filipina was walking to her apartment in Al Satwa when she passed her Indian neighbour on the stairs.

“He stood aside so I could pass but as I was near him he touched my breast,” the 25-year-old woman said.

She said she slapped the man but he pushed her down the stairs and fled before being caught by neighbours who heard her scream.

During police questioning officers said the man admitted to drinking alcohol and molesting the woman, but this alleged confession was denied in court.

The man was also found to be working illegally, having absconded from his sponsor.

He was charged with sexual assault, consuming alcohol without a licence and working for someone other than his legal sponsor.

In court he denied the sexual assault charge but admitted to the other two.

“I slipped and fell and touched her breast by mistake,” he told the judges.

A verdict will be given on June 19.