DUBAI // A drunk worker bit the tip of his room-mate’s finger during an argument, leaving him with a six per cent permanent disability, Dubai Criminal Court heard on Thursday.
Sri Lankan S H, 29, confessed to a charge of assault but said he did not mean to do it and he also confessed to consuming alcohol illegally.
Prosecutors said that on June 28, the defendant was drinking in his room when his room-mate arrived.
“I saw him drinking in our room and then we had an argument,” said Pakistani victim K K, 54. “He attacked me and bit my finger, chopping its tip off.”
The driver did not mention the reason behind the argument.
A verdict is due on November 24.
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