Jobless man is in jail for stealing sheep

Jobless man is in jail for stealing sheep

DUBAI // A jobless man was sentenced to six months in jail and deportation for stealing sheep from a farm in Al Lihbab area.

Prosecutors said that on March 4 this year, Pakistani K B and two others used scissors to cut a hole in the farm’s fence and went to the sheep shed.

The defendant and his accomplices were caught by farm’s workers. K B denied the charge of attempted burglary and causing Dh840 worth of damage to the farm. Indian sheep herder P R, 35, testified that his countryman R K, 29, who also works at the farm, called him at 1am on the day of the incident and told him he saw a number of men near the fence.

“I went to him, then we both headed to where he saw them and we saw the opening they made in the fence,” said P R.

The sheep herders said in records that they managed to corner the defendant and his accomplices but only succeeded in restraining K B, while the others escaped.

Policeman K A, 40, said they received a report about a burglary at the farm of Emirati M A. “One was arrested, while two escaped, we were told by the farm workers who made the arrest,” said K A.

Police said that K B was known for stealing sheep and was already wanted for an incident.