UAE: Woman Ordered To Pay Dh15.000 For Physical Assault

The Abu Dhabi civil court has ordered a woman, who assaulted a woman of Arab origin to pay Dh15,000 to the victim as compensation. The complainant had filed a lawsuit against the defendant and demanded Dh200,000 for physical, mental and material damages caused to her because she was assaulted and insulted in public. She alleged that the physical assault caused wounds to her face, shoulder and other parts of the body and she could not work for 20 days.