DUBAI // A 28-year-old Palestinian man has appeared in court charged with threatening to kill a French flight attendant if she did not return cheques he gave her as a guarantee for borrowing money.
At Dubai Criminal Court on Sunday, L M told prosecutors she met T B in April 2013.
“T B began borrowing money from me and he gave cheques signed by him in return,” said L M, adding that the threats began when she asked for her money back. “He threatened to kill me and came to my residence. He threatened me over the phone. He told me that he will hunt me down and kill me,” she said.
Moroccan flight attendant N R told prosecutors that she witnessed T B shouting at L M in Ibn Battuta Mall.
T B also went to the house she shared with L M. “He started banging on the door and shouting. We called security.”
L M reported T B to police. Prosecutors said L M had four cheques from T B totalling Dh5,100.
T B entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of issuing threats. The next hearing was set for May 26.
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