Police help two women in distress

One was abandoned along with her children and the other was being denied money by husband

Dubai Police this year helped two women and their children — one abandoned by her husband and another who was in a financial crisis.

Major Shaheen Ishaq Al Mazmi, director of the Child and Women Protection Department, said these were just two of the 191 cases handled by the department between January and September.

“A GCC national abandoned his Arab wife and her four children in the UAE and returned to his home country,” he said.

The woman sought help when her landlord threatened to evict her as she had not paid the rent for eight months.

The father had also failed to issue identity documents for some of his children, one of whom was of school-going age, and the others were younger.

“Social workers assessed her case and she was provided shelter at the Dubai Women’s and Children’s Establishment,” Maj Al Mazmi said.

A team from the Criminal Investigation Department tasked with dealing with consulates contacted the consulate which helped get to the man.

“We helped the woman travel to him with her children, and the consulate advised her to file for child support in his country if he does not take care of them,” Maj Al Mazmi said.

In the other case, a non-Arab woman, who was separated from her Arab husband, was facing financial problems as her husband was not giving her enough money to take care of their children.

The couple have three children, one of them has special needs. “We called the father, who was married to another woman,” Maj Al Mazmi said.

The man agreed to increase his wife’s allowance, and the woman was satisfied with the increase. The department, he added, checks on such cases for at least six months to ensure that the parties are standing by their commitments.