Mohammed Yaseen, Staff Reporter

The Dubai Criminal Court sentenced an Arab woman to one year in prison to be followed by deportation for causing a permanent disability estimated at 10 per cent to a compatriot woman during a financial dispute.

The case dates back to February last year, when an Arab woman filed a report stating that she had been assaulted by her roommate.

She explained that a dispute arose between her and the accused, as the latter started insulting and assaulting her.

In interrogation, the plaintiff said that she had been surprised by the accused assaulting her with both hands, pulling her by her hair, dropping her to the ground and punching her continuously with both hands on her face, nose, lips and various parts of her body.

This led to many injuries, including a deformity in her lips, a broken cartilage in her nose and bruises on her body and back.

According to the forensic doctor’s report, the victim sustained several injuries in the face, a deformation in the face and a deviation in the nasal septum. She sustained a permanent disability estimated at 10 per cent, which rendered her unable to perform her work for a period of more than 20 days.

For her part, the accused admitted assaulting the victim due to a financial dispute between them, affirming that she did not intend to cause a permanent disability to the victim, who waived her personal right.