Dubai: An expatriate engineer has been fined Dh3,000 for repeatedly kicking his neighbour's dog while in a drunken state apparently in an effort to make it stop barking.
The Dubai Misdemeanour Court Monday convicted the Briton of getting drunk and trespassing into his Egyptian neighbour's villa and assaulting the German Shepherd.
Presiding Judge Ahmad Sheeha fined the accused, D.F. (50), Dh1,000 for drinking, Dh1,000 for trespassing and Dh1,000 for kicking the dog and causing it injuries.
Medical reports confirmed that the dog was left with broken teeth and bloodied eyes after the attack.
When D.F. appeared before the Dubai Misdemeanour Court, he denied the charges of assaulting the animal and trespassing into his neighbour's yard. He, however, confessed to consuming alcohol.
Night-time incident
Court records showed that the Egyptian neighbour, M.Z., called police shortly after his brother-in-law spotted D.F. repeatedly kicking the barking dog in the villa's yard in Mirdif.
Prosecutors charged D.F. with consuming alcohol, trespassing into M.Z.'s villa at night and assaulting the dog.
M.Z. told the police that his dog sustained injuries after his neighbour assaulted it. Police rushed to the scene and detained D.F., who was drunk. He admitted that he walked into M.Z.'s garage and assaulted the dog because it was creating a ruckus.
Court account
The claimant testified that he did not personally see the assault but his brother-in-law had seen the suspect kicking the dog.
Sources close to the case told Gulf News that the accused paid the fine and was immediately released.
D.F. pleaded not guilty before prosecutors and testified that he first spotted the dog barking at his window.
A veterinarian's medical report confirmed that the dog had lost its lower canine on the left side due to external physical trauma, and bleeding in its gum caused by the penetration of the upper canine into the lower gum. It was also left with a bloodshot left eye.
The judgment remains subject to appeal within 15 days.
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