DUBAI // A Serbian man who assaulted a marketing manager who had tried to break up a fight has been given a three-month jail term.
The defendant is believed to have fled the country and was sentenced in his absence on Wednesday.
Dubai Criminal Court heard that the victim, 24, a Palestinian, was leaving a nightclub in 2013 when he saw a group of men fighting.
“I went over and tried to stop them and when I saw that my efforts were not paying off, I just walked away,” said victim.
As he left, he said the defendant followed him, threw him to the ground and broke his leg by sitting on it.
A policeman said he was sent to the nightclub to investigate the fight.
“I met the victim, and he told me he was taken to a room inside and beaten up by a number of men,” said 43-year-old officer.
In court last month, the Serbian was not present to face charges of physical assault and causing a permanent disability.
Why the case took three years to reach trial was not disclosed.
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