Dubai chief executive ‘threatened to kill ex-girlfriend’



DUBAI // A company chief executive threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and assaulted her pilot boyfriend, a court heard on Thursday.

However, Briton J H, 45, denied threatening N M, 45, and threatening and assaulting her boyfriend, Y B, who is also British, arguing that he only pushed the 35-year-old pilot.

Prosecutors said J H was stalking his ex and, on the day of the incident, February 2, she visited the pilot’s apartment to have lunch with him. J H followed her, the court heard.

“He shouted at me, saying he will kill me if he sees me with another person,” N M said.

Y B said: “I went out to the lift to see why it took her so long to reach my apartment. When the lift opened, I saw N M standing in the corner while JH was screaming at her.”

The accused told the pilot not to interfere, the court heard, before the pilot helped his girlfriend out of the lift and J H left.

The couple went out but later went back to pick up N M’s jacket and said that the accused was waiting outside the apartment block. N M said the screaming and threats started again.

The pilot claimed the accused slapped him but he did not file a complaint.

The next hearing is on June 4.

tzriqat@thenational.ae

COMPANY PROFILE

Name: SmartCrowd
Started: 2018
Founder: Siddiq Farid and Musfique Ahmed
Based: Dubai
Sector: FinTech / PropTech
Initial investment: $650,000
Current number of staff: 35
Investment stage: Series A
Investors: Various institutional investors and notable angel investors (500 MENA, Shurooq, Mada, Seedstar, Tricap)

COMPANY PROFILE

Name: N2 Technology

Founded: 2018

Based: Dubai, UAE

Sector: Startups

Size: 14

Funding: $1.7m from HNIs

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Power: 194hp at 5,600rpm

Torque: 275Nm from 2,000-4,000rpm

Transmission: 6-speed auto

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