The father denied knowing what she had been subjected to .. The accused fled to her country

Saving a twentieth girl from the beating and oppression of her stepmother for years

The Hotline System for Reporting Cases of Violations and Abuse of People of Determination, launched by the Community Development Authority in Dubai, weeks ago, ended the torment of a twenty-year-old girl with a mental disability, who had suffered oppression and abuse for years, after he received a complaint that she was being insulted and severely beaten by her stepmother, who forced her Also on the performance of housework, just as in the details of the famous legendary story "Cinderella". However, the difference is that the girl did not receive the knight of her dreams as an end to the injustice that befell her, but rather by allowing her older sister, who lives with her husband in another house, to take care of her and take her to live with her.

The director of the People of Determination Department at the authority, Maryam Al Hammadi, told the details of the story to "Emirates Today", during an interview in which she addressed the importance of the hotline system and its role in monitoring any problems faced by children and adults of people of determination, in a manner that ensures intervention and cooperation to solve them according to the most appropriate way. And taking legal measures in coordination with the concerned authorities, if the nature of the problem and its circumstances so require.

According to Al Hammadi, the girl was living with her father who was married to another woman after the death of her mother, noting that the information collected by the competent team at the authority, to investigate the validity of the information presented in the report to the hotline system, confirmed that the girl was severely beaten and insulted for years, and that she did not dare To refuse the orders and intransigence of her stepmother, who used to force her to work at home all the time, while the father denied knowing what was going on in his house, specifically the extent of cruelty and injustice inflicted on his daughter.

The commission's report revealed that the father had two children from this woman, who, as soon as it was confirmed that she was involved and committed a crime against the girl, and the case was transferred to the court, she fled to her country, leaving her two sons and abandoning them, for fear of punishment that will fall on her under the rule of law.

Regarding the procedures followed in such cases, to ensure that the girl will not receive the same fate in the future from any party, Al Hammadi emphasized that the systems followed in the authority and in accordance with the laws issued in the country, it is imperative to follow up the case and supervise the care and management of her life affairs from the party responsible for her before The body, which in this case is her older sister.

Al-Hammadi indicated that the older sister is attached to her sister and loves her, as well as her two younger brothers who were abandoned by their mother, stressing that the sister is educated and responsible, and that all the information indicates that she will be able to take care of her sister, help her start a new life, and learn skills that enable her to live and produce in a way. Natural, similar to members of society and their peers of people of determination, who have been integrated into educational, professional and social institutions.

On the first of last July, the authority announced the launch of an integrated system for reporting violations against people of determination, allowing all members of society to communicate with the authority, and to record any observations they had regarding the protection of people of determination, in addition to inquiring about various services and laws related to this category.

The launch of the system came after coordination with the concerned authorities in Dubai, to set up integrative procedures to implement the protection system for people of determination, and the concerned authorities include the Dubai Police, the Public Prosecution, Dubai Courts, the Health Authority, Al-Amal Hospital and the emirate's shelters.

Support for people of determination

The Community Development Authority provides means of social care for people of determination, as it works to empower them and integrate them into society by protecting them and securing a decent life for them, in a way that qualifies them to be productive individuals, by implementing studied programs aimed at taking into account their special needs, taking care of them, and standing by them. And help them overcome the challenges they face.

• The specialized team at the Community Development Authority came to information confirming that the girl had been severely beaten and insulted for years.

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