Man denies causing death by shoving Dubai partygoer in the chest

Briton shoved countryman in the chest after birthday party, causing internal bleeding that led to death, Dubai court hears.

DUBAI // A man was killed when he was pushed in the chest and fell hitting his head during an argument after a mutual friend’s birthday party, the Dubai Criminal Court heard on Sunday.

The Briton, 50, who denied causing the death of a fellow Briton in Tecom on October 16 last year, said that he only pushed him because he had molested one of his friends.

The victim died from internal bleeding that blocked his lung passages. A medical report stated the deceased, whose age was not mentioned, suffered from an enlarged heart. He also suffered from bleeding in the stomach inflicted by a health condition prior to the incident. The report added that blood in his stomach travelled to his lungs.

A 34-year-old Pakistani financial supervisor, who witnessed the incident, called police and an ambulance.

“The two were obviously drunk. They stood 10 metres away from me and my friend near Media Rotana Hotel, where we were waiting for a taxi,” he said, adding that the two men walked to the sandy patch opposite the hotel then the defendant hit the other man on the chest. “The second man fell to the ground, hitting his head on a small rock, while the assailant left in a taxi with two or three women and a man,” he said.

The next hearing is on May 18.