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3 Emirati children stabbed with cleaver in Dubai, maid suspected

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The parents of the victims were not at home when the incident occurred. They were “in a state of shock” when informed about the crime, the police said.

Three Emirati children have been seriously injured after their maid allegedly attacked them with a cleaver in Dubai. The terrified children locked themselves in the bathroom, from where one of them managed to call the police.

The operations room of the Dubai Police got the call from a flat in Al Warqa area on Friday at around 7.15 am. The child, however, could not tell the police about the location of the flat and the police used GPS to track the location.

Police patrols and paramedics rushed to the site, and found the door of the flat locked from the inside. The police broke open the door, entered the apartment and found blood stains on the floor. They heard “feeble voices” coming from the bathroom, which was found locked from inside as well. On opening the door, the police found two teenage girls and a child with stab wounds all over their bodies.

The police also found their maid, an Ethiopian maid identified as A.S, carrying her passport in one hand and a cleaver in the other. She tried to jump out of the kitchen window on seeing the police, but the latter prevented her from doing so.

The injured, 16-year-old A.M, her 15-year-old sister, R.M, and 10-year-old brother Kh.M, were rushed to the hospital, where they are recuperating in a stable condition.

The parents of the victims were not at home when the incident occurred. They were “in a state of shock” when informed about the crime, the police said.

The maid told the police that her employers delayed her salaries and refused to grant her leave to go back home.

Her sponsor told the police that the maid had been working with them for the past year and a half. He claimed that when she asked for a leave, they told her to wait till the academic year got over.

Prima facie investigations revealed that after putting the children to sleep, the maid reportedly first attacked the eldest child with a cleaver and a knife. On hearing her screams, her siblings woke up and tried to escape, but the maid reportedly chased them and stabbed them as well. The children then locked themselves in the bathroom.

The maid reportedly also tried to commit suicide when the police knocked down the door of the flat.

The maid has been referred to the Dubai Public Prosecution on charges of murder and attempted suicide.

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