Dubai cops rescue 9-yr-old from mother’s barbarity

dubai — A 9-year-old Asian girl who was repeatedly assaulted by her mother has been rescued by the Dubai Police. The girl’s school administration had contacted the police, saying her teacher was concerned about the obvious signs of violence on her body.

The police’s human rights department swung into action and rescued the girl. After investigations revealed that she had been subjected to violence, the police referred the girl to the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children.

It emerged that the mother made the little girl do all household chores, including cleaning, washing clothes and preparing food, despite the family having a maid. The mother told the police she wanted to teach her child housework from an early age. She said the maid was tasked with looking after her other daughter, a two-year-old.

The mother used to assault the girl with a large wooden spoon for failure to do household chores.

Police investigations revealed that the mother constantly assaulted the little girl and her father didn’t do anything to stop her, despite being aware of it.

Brigadier Dr Mohammed Al Murr, director of the human rights department, said they found the girl was suffering from a psychological condition. The mother also confessed to assaulting her child — both verbally and physically.

Lt-Col Saeed Rashid Al Haili, director of the department of child and women protection, said the working mother would stay out of the house for most part of the day. “When she came back, she would blame the little girl for every problem. She would treat her harshly and compel her to do jobs for which she was too young.” According to Lt-Col Saeed, the police concluded that the parents were not qualified or fit to raise the child and rescued the girl.

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