Ethiopian Maid throws newborn down garbage chute in Abu Dhabi
The maid allegedly wrapped the newborn girl in
a piece of cloth and put her in a plastic bag before throwing her in
the garbage chute.
The
Abu Dhabi Police have arrested an Ethiopian domestic worker for
allegedly dumping her newborn baby in the garbage chute of a building in
Khalidiya area here.
The 26-year-old maid allegedly wrapped the newborn girl, conceived through an illicit affair, in a piece of cloth and put her in a plastic bag before throwing her in the garbage chute.
Colonel Dr Rashid Mohammed Borshid, head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said the preliminary investigation showed that the baby girl was born full-term late on Saturday. The mother claimed that her baby was stillborn. She also admitted to getting pregnant from an adulterous relationship in her home country.
“The CID is currently investigating whether the baby was alive when she dumped the newborn in the chute on the seventh floor. The investigation would also examine whether the baby’s fall from such a height was the cause of death. Additionally, the investigation will reveal the circumstances leading to this incident,” added Colonel Borshid.
“The mother thought that disposing of her daughter after firmly sealing the baby in a plastic bag would hide her secret forever. She was surprised that the police discovered her secret within hours, thanks to the efforts of the investigative team trained to deal with such situations,” he said.
The preliminary examination indicated a crime. “An investigation was carried out and information was collected based on the specifications of the deceased newborn.”
The circumstances and evidence collected during the initial investigation were linked, resulting in the identification of the domestic worker, called L.A.S. She was working illegally for a Canadian family in the building where the crime occurred. “The family will also be held accountable under the law for employing a worker on someone else’s employment visa,” said Col Borshid.
The housemaid confessed that she gave birth in her room without anybody’s assistance or the family’s knowledge, after she developed labour pain. “The housemaid claimed that her newborn baby was born dead and not breathing. She cut the placenta herself, cleaned the remnants of the birth, and then wrapped her with a piece of cloth, and put her in a plastic bag and dumped her in the garbage chute on the 7th floor. She then returned to work as if nothing had happened.”
He condemned this hideous crime, describing it as an aggression against the dignity and inviolability of the human body and human feelings. It violates the teachings of the divine religions and social values, he added. -
The 26-year-old maid allegedly wrapped the newborn girl, conceived through an illicit affair, in a piece of cloth and put her in a plastic bag before throwing her in the garbage chute.
Colonel Dr Rashid Mohammed Borshid, head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said the preliminary investigation showed that the baby girl was born full-term late on Saturday. The mother claimed that her baby was stillborn. She also admitted to getting pregnant from an adulterous relationship in her home country.
“The CID is currently investigating whether the baby was alive when she dumped the newborn in the chute on the seventh floor. The investigation would also examine whether the baby’s fall from such a height was the cause of death. Additionally, the investigation will reveal the circumstances leading to this incident,” added Colonel Borshid.
“The mother thought that disposing of her daughter after firmly sealing the baby in a plastic bag would hide her secret forever. She was surprised that the police discovered her secret within hours, thanks to the efforts of the investigative team trained to deal with such situations,” he said.
The preliminary examination indicated a crime. “An investigation was carried out and information was collected based on the specifications of the deceased newborn.”
The circumstances and evidence collected during the initial investigation were linked, resulting in the identification of the domestic worker, called L.A.S. She was working illegally for a Canadian family in the building where the crime occurred. “The family will also be held accountable under the law for employing a worker on someone else’s employment visa,” said Col Borshid.
The housemaid confessed that she gave birth in her room without anybody’s assistance or the family’s knowledge, after she developed labour pain. “The housemaid claimed that her newborn baby was born dead and not breathing. She cut the placenta herself, cleaned the remnants of the birth, and then wrapped her with a piece of cloth, and put her in a plastic bag and dumped her in the garbage chute on the 7th floor. She then returned to work as if nothing had happened.”
He condemned this hideous crime, describing it as an aggression against the dignity and inviolability of the human body and human feelings. It violates the teachings of the divine religions and social values, he added. -
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