Sailor Beats Up Man Who Allegedly Tried To Rape Her In Dubai

Dubai Bus

A 28-year-old female sailor on shore leave in Dubai stopped a bus driver from allegedly trying to rape her by putting him in a stranglehold with her thighs, prosecutors told a court this week.

UPDATE: It was initially reported in several outlets that the sailor was in the U.S. Navy. The Navy checked up and found no records of a female sailor in Dubai. The Navy Times report states it's likely that she was an American civilian Mariner, but officials are still unsure.

The 21-year-old driver has been charged with attempted rape and illegally consuming alcohol but claims to remember nothing of the incident, reports Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National.

Prosecutors say the woman was trying to hail a cab after leaving the Mall of the Emirates when a bus pulled up instead.

She says she climbed in, but became suspicious when the driver left a main road and took an alternate route to her destination, The National reported.

When she asked him about it the man allegedly told her "Not to worry," and drove another 10 minutes before stopping in an area filled with parked buses.

When the Pakistani driver, called KS in court papers filed Wednesday, allegedly came back and tried to kiss her, she knocked a knife from his hand and wrestled him to the ground.

After putting him the stranglehold, she fled and reported the incident to her commander at Port Khalid. Her blood and hair were found on the bus, according to The National.