Filed on September 15, 2016 | Last updated on September 15, 2016 at 06.23 am

The victim informed the Al Rashidiya Police Station that while she was walking in Al Qusais at around 8:00am the suspect stopped his car near her and asked for her identity card.

A man, who posed as a police official and raped a woman, has been accused of multiple charges.

Dubai Police arrested the Arab suspect who allegedly raped a 32-year-old Asian woman; and referred him to Dubai Prosecution on charges of rape, theft and impersonation.

The victim informed the Al Rashidiya Police Station that while she was walking in Al Qusais at around 8:00am the suspect stopped his car near her and asked for her identity card.

He threatened to kill her before taking her to a flat where he beat her up until she stopped resisting him.

He then raped her, stole her money and mobile phone, asked to keep the incident a secret and then drove her back.

The woman went to a hospital and got a medical report and then lodged a complaint at Al Rashidaya Police Station.

The police managed to identify the suspect who confessed that he showed her a fake ID and posed as a police official.

The DNA tests results also showed that he raped the woman.

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