Prison terms increased for Dubai robbers convicted of attempted murder

The two men who shot the son of a hardware shop owner during a botched robbery have had their prison sentence increased from three to 15 years.

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DUBAI // Two men who shot the son of a hardware shop owner during a botched robbery have had their prison sentences increased from three to 15 years by the Appeal's Court.

AA, 28, and QH, 25, both from Iran, shot Hussain Fakhruddin in the chest when he tried to resist the robbery, believing the gun to be fake.

On June 19 the pair had followed a salesman back to the store after watching him cash a cheque for Dh146,750. They entered the store, Al Rizq Al Halal Trading Company in Deira, and pretended to be looking for tools before one of them drew the weapon and threatened Mr Fakhruddin.

Police used the shop's security camera footage to identify the men and arrested one of them two days later at his flat in Sharjah. He was found hiding on top of an air-conditioning unit.

He tried to escape and a shoot-out ensued in which police shot him in the leg. The other man was arrested later the same day.

At their original trial both denied a charge of attempted murder but were found guilty. One of them, AA, was also found guilty of possessing an illegal firearm.

Both men will be deported after serving their sentences.

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