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Dad Lets Daughter Die, Rather Than Be Touched By 'Strange' Rescuer
By Muna Ahmed
A father of a 20-year-old girl let his daughter drown, stop- ping life guards from rescuing her.
He preferred that his daughter die rather than she be touched by a strange man, according to a top official.
Speaking to Emirates 24|7, Lt. Col Ahmed Burqibah, Deputy Director of Dubai Police’s Search and Rescue Department said that this inci- dent took place at a beach in Dubai.
“This is one of the incidents which I cannot forget.
“It shocked me and many oth- ers who were involved in the case.
“The Asian father took his wife and kids to the beach for pic- nic and fun.
“The kids were swimming in
the beach when suddenly, the 20-year-old girl started drown- ing and screaming for help.
“Two rescue men were at the beach, and they rushed to help the girl.
“However, there was one obstacle which prevented them from reaching the girl and helping her.
“This obstacle was the belief of this Asian man who consid- ered that if these men touched his daughter, then this would dishonour her. It cost him the life of his daughter.”
Lt. Col. Burqibah added that the father of the girl did not want the rescue men to touch his daughter as they were strange men.
“The father was a tall and strong man. He started pulling and preventing the rescue men and got violent with them. He told them that he prefers his daughter being
dead than being touched by a strange man.”
He pointed out that this delay and fight with the girl’s father cost the girl her life. She drowned.
“She died unfortunate- ly, at a time when she had a chance to live, especially that the res- cue men were so close to her to pull her out of the water.”
Lt. Col. Burqibah added that the girl’s father was later arrest- ed by Dubai Police for stopping the rescue team from saving his daughter’s life and doing their job.
“He was prosecuted and sued by the con- cerned authorities.”
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