Two twin Drunk sisters assault Dubai policewoman,six months in jail.

Two twin sisters, accused of acting violently towards a female police officer and verbally abusing her in a drunken state, were each sentenced to six months in jail by a Dubai court on Tuesday.

According to the public prosecution records, the two British sisters, both legal consultants aged 37, were drunk and creating trouble outside a hotel in Al Barsha on August 4 last year, when the police was called to the scene.

They behaved aggressively with an on-duty female police officer, pushing her and making her fall down which caused her to hit her head. One of them later injured the officer's right wrist with her long fingernails.

The Court of First Instance found them guilty of charges, including physically assaulting an on-duty female police officer and verbally abusing her, and ordered their deportation afterwards.

"I was assigned by the lieutenant in charge to be part of a security patrol that would bring into custody two drunk women who were making trouble at a hotel in Al Barsha," the police sergeant, who was assaulted, said.

"When we arrived, I found they were already in a police car. The two women were taken to the police



station."

The officer told the prosecutor that she was suddenly assaulted by the two women at the police station. "They pushed me and as I fell down, the back of my head hit the ground. I got injured in my right arm, elbow, fingers and pelvis."

The duo was later taken by bus to the general directorate of criminal evidence and criminology for toxicology tests. "They verbally abused me there. They spoke badly about Arab women and I was the only woman around at that time. One of them also grabbed me by my right wrist, injuring me with her long fingernails at the crime lab," the officer added.

The two accused were later placed in detention while the officer went to hospital for medical examination and treatment.

Another police sergeant testified having seen the complaining officer pinned down while the two defendants were hitting her with their hands.

"I had gone to bring another handcuff and when I came back, I spotted them assaulting my colleague. I also saw one of them later at the crime lab attacking the officer."

The forensic report showed the assault by the twin sisters left the officer with bruises. The sisters may appeal the court ruling within 15 days.