British nurse ‘raped by Syrian' in her Dubai home
A BRITISH nurse was allegedly attacked and raped by a Syrian man in her home in Dubai, a court was told.
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The 51-year-old victim said her attacker arrived at their flat along with another woman and insisted they all move to a separate villa together.
After she asked him to leave, the 26-year-old attacker locked the Briton's bedroom door and forcefully pinned her to the bed, it is claimed.
Despite her forceful attempts to resist, he proceeded to assault and rape his victim, say prosecutors.
The nurse called the police shortly after.
She told the Dubai Criminal Court: "He started talking about the villa and that it had a swimming pool then all of a sudden he locked the door.”
Despite asking him to leave, he sat down beside her and started touching her, she claimed.
According to United Arab Emirates publication The National he said: "He started kissing and touching me by force.
"I resisted but he was much stronger than me, he threw me to the bed and assaulted me."
She then added: "I was shocked.
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"I didn't know what to do at that exact moment, but then I just called police.'
The incident occurred on October 19, with the defendant denying all allegations of rape.
He told the court: "Nothing happened by force or without her consent. I didn't lay a hand on her, your honour."
The trial is set to continue on 15 May.