A five-year-old girl has died after her father – a
‘prominent religious scholar’ – allegedly beat her
to death with ‘whips and hot metal’.
Lamaa died in the intensive care unit of a Riyadh
hospital in Saudi Arabia after months of ‘suffering
from broken arms, [a] skull fracture and head
bruises’.
Al Arabiya news reported that the child was
tortured with ‘whips and electric shocks’ while
Saudi website Emirates 24/7 claims the scholar
and his new wife used ‘sticks and hot metals’ to
beat the girl.
The girl’s mother told the Al Arabiya news
network that the injuries were inflicted by her ex-
husband who she alleged had been abusing her
daughter for eight months.
She claimed he is a ‘prominent religious scholar’
who preaches on satellite TV channels.
Lamaa’s father has been named as Faihan Al
Gameri by news agency EFE.
EFE says Al Gameri is a former drug addict ‘who
won a certain popularity in his country by
appearing on television programs to relate his
story of repentance’.
Speaking shortly after her daughter was admitted
to hospital in April, Lamaa’s mother is said to
have told the Saudi daily Al Youm: ‘I appeal for
the authorities and human rights groups to
support my quest to have my ex-husband and
his wife executed for murdering [my] daughter.’
The National Society for Human Rights in Riyadh
said it has opened an investigation into the
allegations against Lamaa’s father, according to
EFE.
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