TAIF: Authorities are currently questioning a man who is suspected of having tortured his teenage daughter, who is now fighting for her life.
“Layla, 14, is in extremely critical condition and is struggling for her life at an intensive care ward,” according to a source at Taif's King Faisal Hospital.
The hospital source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the father of the girl brought her to the hospital on Friday. She was in a coma and was covered with bruises and had first-degree burns on her body.
“No part of her body is free from some injuries or marks of beating or other forms of torture,” the source said.
Maj. Turki Al-Shahri, police spokesman in Taif, said in a press statement on Saturday that authorities received a report about a serious domestic abuse case. The father was promptly arrested.
The girl had until recently been living in an unreported location abroad with her mother, who is divorced from her father.
Police are also investigating if the girl’s stepmother should be considered an accomplice.
Hussein Sharief, supervisor of the National Society for Human Rights’ Makkah province branch, directed his Taif representative to prepare a detailed report on the matter for further action. The Social Affairs Ministry is also studying the matter.
