Woman fights for her life following brutal assault in Dubai

young Kenyan woman is fighting for her life in a Dubai hospital following a brutal weekend assault in a car park behind the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Shaikh Zayed Road.




A Rashid Hospital official confirmed on Monday that doctors are administering critical emergency care to Esther, 26, who is reported to be on life support in the trauma centre.



Her friends told Gulf News on Monday that they visited Esther in the intensive care unit and medical authorities advised them that the former sales clerk at a major store in a Dubai mall is in a coma and is experiencing low levels of brain activity.



Dubai police said two Emirati men are facing tough questions while police probe reports of escalating violence around 3:20am on Saturday that led to an unconscious Kenyan woman being rushed to the hospital by ambulance with blood leaking from her ears, nose and mouth.






A police official from Bur Dubai police station said primary charges of assault that led to injury may be in order after all evidence in the case is gathered and weighed by authorities.



"One suspect, who beat the girl, remains in custody while the other suspect has been released on bail,