DUBAI // A Pakistani man died after being beaten with cricket bats and bars in a brawl at a truck stop on Mohammed bin Zayed Road.
Seven Pakistanis, aged between 19 and 45, were charged over the fight at a lorry drivers’ cafe on April 24 last year.
The victim suffered a fractured skull and many wounds, and died of his injuries.
Three of the mens were charged with causing his death, while four were charged with assault and insulting one another. They denied all charges in Dubai Criminal Court.
Police said the fight broke out at the stop on the Abu Dhabi-bound carriageway of the E311 highway. The cause was not mentioned in court.
Two of the men were convicted of causing the victim’s death and were sentenced to three years in jail each.
The other five were found guilty of assault. They were sentenced to a year in jail and three of them fined Dh1,000 each.
All of the defendants will be deported after serving their prison terms.
salamir@thenational.ae
