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19-year-old girl’s body finally flown to Ethiopia

Posted on , Updated on by Elias Kifle

By Bassma Al Jandaly | Gulf News

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE – The body of a 19-year-old Ethiopian woman which was kept at the morgue for the past two months, finally went home on Monday with the help of Gulf News readers.

The body is of Alemitu Girma Hailu, the Ethiopian woman who was kept at the morgue since September 10. The body went on Ethiopian Airlines early at 4.30am.

Readers helped in repatriating the body because the sponsor and a recruitment agency were pointing fingers at each other and refused to pay the expenses of repatriating the body the cost of which was not more than Dh5,000.

One reader approached the Ras Al Khaimah Naturalisation and Residency Department (RNRD) to finalise the process of cancelling the woman’s visa and other paper work.

The body was earlier sent to Al Maktoum Hospital on Monday for embalming.

Readers said RNRD officials and Ras Al Khaimah police donated large amounts of money to the family of the housemaid.

A reader said the sponsor had done nothing except just send her passport to the RNRD with his driver.

Lt Ali Bahlool at the domestic helper dispute section at RNRD, finalised the documents to cancel a visa. Dr Lt Ali Mohammad Al Kubalti, consultant of forensic medicine at Ras Al Khaimah police, helped in finalising all documents to repatriate the body.

Alemintu’s family in Ethiopia, said they were devastated over the death of their elder daughter.

“We are a poor family and we have sent our daughter to work in the UAE to help support us in our harsh life,” her father told Gulf News on the phone.

He said his wife, brothers and sisters cried day and night for the past two months.

Alemintu came to work for a family in Ras Al Khaimah, but fell ill after a few days of her arrival. She worked only for two weeks with an Arab family.

8 thoughts on “19-year-old girl’s body finally flown to Ethiopia”

  2. Where the f%*&$ is all the woyane cadre? Isn’t this what the retarded Ethiopian consulate or embassy in UAE should be following up? Zeru Hagos and the other Aiga bastards, where is your “Democratic Federal” my ass government? Hageratchinina and wogenotchachinin ye manim areb mechemalekia aregachihun.

  3. It is such a pity for the sponsor as the primary responsibility is his according to the law. We, Ethiopians in the UAE are very sorry for such incident and if we would have known about this, we would be able to raise the necessary money to send the body home as soon as possible. I just wonder how there is so much luck of humanity in this part of the world!! May God rest her soul in peace and strength to the poor family!

  5. We, Ethiopians in the UAE felt very sorry to learn the situation. It is a pity how our fellow citzens are treated in this part of the world. The law clearly states that it is the responsibility of the Sponor in such incident. However, no one questioned the sponsor or tried to enforce the law. Even animals get a great deal of respect in the Western society. I just wonder how there is so much luck of humanity here. If we Ethiopians were informed of the situation, it would have been possible to help send the body as soon as possible. By the way I would like to thank the kind-hearted Gulf News readers for their support to this matter. May God strengthen the poor family and rest her soul in peace!

  7. How come a healthy woman get sick after she arrive in UAE?
    I will tell you why.When one of those rich family get sick and if they need a donor they have to butcher an innocent healthy victim like the poor lady.she is not the only one who lost here life many more has dide and still many will die unless the so called gov took action.I hope it will not be far to see when God pay them their price

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