Dad let daughter die, rather than be rescued by stranger
A father of a 20-year-old girl let his daughter drown, stopping life guards from rescuing her.
He preferred that his daughter die rather than she be touched by a strange man, according to a top official.
Speaking to Emirates 24|7, Lt. Col Ahmed Burqibah, Deputy Director of Dubai Police’s Search and Rescue Department said that this incident took place at a beach in Dubai.
"This is one of the incidents which I cannot forget. It shocked me and many others who were involved in the case.
"The Asian father took his wife and kids to the beach for picnic and fun.
"The kids were swimming in the beach when suddenly, the 20-year-old girl started drowning and screaming for help.
"Two rescue men were at the beach, and they rushed to help the girl.
"However, there was one obstacle which prevented them from reaching the girl and helping her.
"This obstacle was the belief of this Asian man who considered that if these men touched his daughter, then this would dishonour her. It cost him the life of his daughter."
Lt. Col. Burqibah added that the father of the girl did not want the rescue men to touch his daughter as they were strange men.
"The father was a tall and strong man. He started pulling and preventing the rescue men and got violent with them. He told them that he prefers his daughter being dead than being touched by a strange man.”
He pointed out that this delay and fight with the girl’s father cost the girl her life. She drowned.
"She died unfortunately, at a time when she had a chance to live, especially that the rescue men were so close to her to pull her out of the water.”
Lt. Col. Burqibah added that the girl’s father was later arrested by Dubai Police for stopping the rescue team from saving his daughter’s life and doing their job.
"He was prosecuted and sued by the concerned authorities."
Mod note: Although this happened in Dubai and not Qatar, it is of interest to many readers here in Qatar.
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There are certain traditions in many countries especially eastern ones that have existed for centuries no matter how foolish they are and this is one of them. If he is the "genuine" father, the memory of the death of his daughter will haunt him all his life and he will not be able to sleep peacefully. Surely, his wife would also make his life miserable for his insane act.
Duty of a Life Guard is save life. How could he listen and follow orders of that father (I feel shame to call him so)? I feel as, for that family, rather than a life they lost their toy or something when they come for sea bath. If it so, then he can follow the words of that man, bcoz that meant that family don't want such things they lose in that seashore. Perhaps, if he could save her life, may be other facts would come out about that brutal.
Wtf....which Asian country does he belong to ?,,,,also, height of retardness......may this poor girl rest in peace.
wth!..rather than stopping the guys who trying to save his daughter why he did not try to go and save his daughter since he doesn't want his daughter to be touched by this guys.
Its an Asian person, it means when she will be in the age of marriage he should need to give dowery. May be he cannot afford that. And if its about the belief am really sorry for the girl, he can go into the water and hold his daughter nd if he dont know swimming the swimmers can hold him and can bring both of them ashore......
He didn't sacrifice his daughter's life ! He killed her ...
There is something fishy about accident , first he allowed his daughter to go in beach beyond danger limit and let her drown, second ally he stops life guards from rescuing her.....Insha Allha after investigation truth will come out....
WTFF? INSANE....
He himself should have tried to save his daughter. All types of people exist in this real weird world.
To sacrifice your daughter's life in such manner is inhuman
Sounds like he has severe mental disability.
WTF
he should be prosecuted for manslaughter