DUBAI // A man who knocked a policeman to the ground and choked him after handing over an ID card belonging to someone else has been sentenced to nine months in jail.
The 38-year-old, from Vietnam, was stopped by the 23-year-old officer on October 30 last year as part of a routine check on Palm Jumeirah workers’ identification cards.
The defendant handed over his ID then ran away.
“I checked the ID and saw it belonged to a different person. He immediately started running and I chased him. When I caught up with him, he kicked me and I fell down. Then he strangled me,” the officer said.
A colleague came to his aid and pulled the defendant away from the officer.
“I grabbed him from the back and pushed him away from my colleague then called for back-up,” said the 47-year-old policeman. The defendant, he said, had told him he had run away because he was scared after overstaying his work visa.
The man confessed to using an ID belonging to someone else and impersonation but denied assaulting a police officer.
He was convicted of assault but found not guilty of impersonation. He will be deported after serving his prison term.
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Thanksgiving meals to try
World Cut Steakhouse, Habtoor Palace Hotel, Dubai. On Thursday evening, head chef Diego Solis will be serving a high-end sounding four-course meal that features chestnut veloute with smoked duck breast, turkey roulade accompanied by winter vegetables and foie gras and pecan pie, cranberry compote and popcorn ice cream.
Jones the Grocer, various locations across the UAE. Jones’s take-home holiday menu delivers on the favourites: whole roast turkeys, an array of accompaniments (duck fat roast potatoes, sausages wrapped in beef bacon, honey-glazed parsnips and carrots) and more, as well as festive food platters, canapes and both apple and pumpkin pies.
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, The Address Hotel, Dubai. This New Orleans-style restaurant is keen to take the stress out of entertaining, so until December 25 you can order a full seasonal meal from its Takeaway Turkey Feast menu, which features turkey, homemade gravy and a selection of sides – think green beans with almond flakes, roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet potato casserole and bread stuffing – to pick up and eat at home.
The Mattar Farm Kitchen, Dubai. From now until Christmas, Hattem Mattar and his team will be producing game- changing smoked turkeys that you can enjoy at home over the festive period.
Nolu’s, The Galleria Mall, Maryah Island Abu Dhabi. With much of the menu focused on a California inspired “farm to table” approach (with Afghani influence), it only seems right that Nolu’s will be serving their take on the Thanksgiving spread, with a brunch at the Downtown location from 12pm to 4pm on Friday.
