The blood-curdling incident took place on the day of Eid Al Adha, the feast of Sacrifice on 24 September. The father, who has not been named, flew into a rage after his small daughter Yara said she didn’t love him.
He ripped off a pipe from the air conditioner and attacked the crying girl at their family house. Then she locked his daughter in her bedroom and left her bleeding on the floor. Hours later, when she entered the room Yara was still lying in the same place motioneless .
He drove her to hospital, but it was too late. The girl died on the way to medical institution. Yara’s mother had been forced to live with her father under Saudi laws on divorce against her daughter’s wishes.
She said: “She did not wish to move in with him and she was very unhappy. He used a hose that he snatched from the air-conditioning unit and beat her all over her body. They believe the fatal blow occurred when he hit her hard on the head.”
The girl’s father in his statement told the police that he was trying to educate her. The case is still pending in the court and the investigation is still on. The father is yet to be arrested.
