A man suffered life-changing injuries in a Dubai nightclub attack, a court was told.
The Saudi Arabian man, 36, suffered a brain haemorrhage after being slapped to the ground at a night spot in Al Barsha, the Dubai Criminal Court heard.
An Emirati student allegedly struck the man after he bumped into him at about 1.30am on June 19 of last year.
“I just slapped him then he fell to the ground,” said the accused, 21, according to court records.
The man's brothers, who where with him at the time, came to his aid.
The accused said he tried to help the unresponsive victim and urged his brothers to call for an ambulance.
The man was taken to hospital, where he underwent surgery to stop the bleeding on his brain. He was in a coma at one stage.
The victim spent several weeks in hospital.
Doctors said he lost his hearing completely and struggles to maintain his balance as a result of the incident.
The Emirati suspect is charged with carrying out a physical assault that caused permanent disability.
He was not present in court on Sunday to enter a plea.
The case was adjourned until May 29.
Series info
Test series schedule 1st Test, Abu Dhabi: Sri Lanka won by 21 runs; 2nd Test, Dubai: Play starts at 2pm, Friday-Tuesday
ODI series schedule 1st ODI, Dubai: October 13; 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi: October 16; 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi: October 18; 4th ODI, Sharjah: October 20; 5th ODI, Sharjah: October 23
T20 series schedule 1st T20, Abu Dhabi: October 26; 2nd T20, Abu Dhabi: October 27; 3rd T20, Lahore: October 29
Tickets Available at www.q-tickets.com
Stat Fourteen Fourteen of the past 15 Test matches in the UAE have been decided on the final day. Both of the previous two Tests at Dubai International Stadium have been settled in the last session. Pakistan won with less than an hour to go against West Indies last year. Against England in 2015, there were just three balls left.
Key battle - Azhar Ali v Rangana Herath Herath may not quite be as flash as Muttiah Muralitharan, his former spin-twin who ended his career by taking his 800th wicket with his final delivery in Tests. He still has a decent sense of an ending, though. He won the Abu Dhabi match for his side with 11 wickets, the last of which was his 400th in Tests. It was not the first time he has owned Pakistan, either. A quarter of all his Test victims have been Pakistani. If Pakistan are going to avoid a first ever series defeat in the UAE, Azhar, their senior batsman, needs to stand up and show the way to blunt Herath.
