Domestic helper accused of bid to kill child

Dubai: A housemaid has been arrested on the accusation of attempting to murder her sponsor’s child, a police official said.

Police said that the Emirati family contacted them saying their housemaid had tried to kill their child.

The police source told Gulf News on Wednesday that investigations revealed that the Asian maid and the sponsor’s wife had been involved in a fight during which they had beaten and bitten each other.

The source said the housemaid claimed that the sponsor’s wife had bitten her for no reason.

The housemaid, who has been detained at Bur Dubai police station, told police she was only defending herself. She became hysterical when police were called to the household and told officers she had never tried to kill the toddler.

Some inmates held with the housemaid told Gulf News over the phone from their cell that the housemaid was having a nervous breakdown.

Police said the case has been transferred to the public prosecution.