Health Politics Country 2026-01-16T07:21:20+00:00

Father locks daughter in room without food or water in Egypt

A 20-year-old woman in Egypt died after her father locked her in a dark room and deprived her of food and water as punishment for secretly visiting her mother.


Father locks daughter in room without food or water in Egypt

Egyptian media revealed that a father imprisoned his daughter because she visited her divorced mother without his permission. It is reported that investigations clarified that the victim's parents had separated 10 years ago. The young woman lost her life, and the father was arrested. The incident sparked a wave of anger on Egyptian social media, with demands to impose the harshest penalties on the father to serve as a lesson to others, especially as the incident once again shed light on the dangers of domestic violence to societies. While the girl was moving between her parents during that period, the father recently decided to prevent her from visiting her mother, resulting in the victim visiting her without his knowledge. A 20-year-old young woman lost her life in one of the provinces of Upper Egypt after her father locked her in a dark room and deprived her of food and drink. The preliminary medical report revealed severe malnutrition in the victim, but the father completely denied any connection to the incident.