UAE | Crime
Young Ethiopian maid commits suicide in Fujairah
Police in Fujairah are investigating the apparent suicide of a 21-year-old Ethiopian maid working for a family in Mirbeh.
- By Fuad Ali, Staff Reporter
- Published: 16:36 June 2, 2008
Fujairah: Police in Fujairah are investigating the apparent suicide of a 21-year-old Ethiopian maid working for a family in Mirbeh.
The lifeless body of S.K.D. was found dangling from an air conditioner by a curtain string tied around her neck at her employers' house on Sunday, according to a police source.
Her body was taken to Fujairah Hospital for a post-mortem examination and police are investigating possible motives behind the suicide.
According to the well-placed police source, early leads in the police investigation revealed that, prior to her death, the maid had mentioned that her son was involved in a traffic accident back in her home country.
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