Governor of Asir region Prince Faisal bin Khaled has ordered law authorities to reinvestigate the Hanan Al-Shaheri’s suicide case.
The 25-year-old woman drank petrol and then set herself on fire after her brother refused a marriage proposal to her. The brother, identified as Ali Al-Shaheri, is also accused of beating his sister.
Al-Shaheri also faces accusations of impiousness, theft of his sisters’ money and torture and violence. The uncle of the woman is also accused of assaulting and torturing her. The two men beat the woman on the pretext of discipline, according to authorities.
The uncle had been released from custody a day before Eid Al-Fitr.
The lawyer for Hanan Al-Shaheri’s family, Fayez Al-Shahrani, said the investigation will include all the accused parties in this case, including Hanan’s statements before her death. The court has ordered to provide protection to the victim’s mother and Hanan’s younger sisters, Atheer and Amal.
Al-Shahrani has demanded transfer of the mother and sisters to a more safe place. The lawyer also said there were attempts by certain relatives to talk with Hanan’s brother, persuading him to compromise with the mother to return money belonging to Hanan.
Hanan’s brother refused to compromise on the mother and sisters’ guardianship. At the same time, Aisha Al-Shaheri, another sister of Hanan, said her mother rejected all meditations and refused to meet her son Ali Al-Shaheri and Hanan’s uncle.
Investigation initiated into woman’s self-immolation
