Staff Reporter
A Briton (42) has admitted driving his car under the influence of alcohol and causing injuries to a Qatari motorist (63).
“I negotiated the Aladdin roundabout at 60kph, but lost concentration because I was drunk,” he told the court on Thursday.
The accident occurred at 9.50pm on November 29 last year. The Briton said there was no lights there. Tests showed a blood alcohol concentration of 3.003%.
The Qatari told the judge that his 1997 model car had flipped over many times and was totally damaged. He demanded financial compensation for his injuries as well as his damaged car. A hospital report showed that the Qatari suffered 10% disability, but he told the judge that he had suffered multiple fractures.
“The Briton visited me at the hospital to enquire after my health and I appreciate that,” he told Gulf Times. The verdict will be delivered on May 11.
Illegal relations
A Sri Lankan driver (31) and a Filipina housemaid (25) have admitted having illicit relations. The driver, a Buddhist bachelor, and the maid, a married Muslim, lived in the same house as they worked for the same sponsor.
The maid confessed she went to the driver’s room three times. They refused to retract their statements, their lawyer said.
Legal experts said the woman, if convicted, would face death by stoning because she is married, while the man would be deported.
However, sources said in similar cases in the past women had been persuaded to retract their confession to avoid such a harsh penalty and, instead, be deported.
The verdict will be delivered on May 29.
* Two Sri Lankans, a man (36) and a woman (40), have been accused of having illegal relations. They were allegedly “caught together” on September 12, 2005.
The woman told the court on Thursday that the man had come to the doorstep of her sponsor’s house to deliver a letter.
The sponsor, who appeared in court as a witness, said he had caught the suspect hiding under the ironing table in the maid’s room. He said he had seen the maid leaving her room in a confused state, which made him search her room.
The accused will remain under custody until the verdict is given on May 29.
On trial for ‘intrusion’
AN Indian expatriate (29) has been facing trial on the charge of intruding into the house of his former female sponsor under the influence of alcohol.
The accused, who used to work as a driver, said he used to drink but denied entering the house on November 20, 2004.
The son of the sponsor, who testified in court on Thursday, said his wife had been surprised to see the Indian as she was leaving the kitchen.
“When she phoned me, and I rushed back home from my job, but didn’t find the Indian. I went to his new residence and handed him to the police,” he said.
His wife will testify today. |
