Ethiopian maid found hanging in UAE

By Afkar Abdullah
Khaleej Times

SHARJAH (United Arab Emirates) — A 19-year-old Ethiopian maid was found hanging from a tree in the compound of her UAE national sponsor’s villa in Al Turrfa area of Sharjah city.

R. A. the maid, had been working in the house of her sponsor, M.S, for nearly three months now.

Her residency visa is valid and she was working with the family legally, the police said.

The police have questioned the members of the family in the suspected suicide case.

The police have sent the body of the maid to the forensic laboratory for further investigations.