SHARJAH // A 28-year-old Pakistani man abused and molested a three-year-old girl while drunk.
The attack is said to have occurred in Al Muweilah and the man will be tried at Sharjah’s Primary Sharia Court.
The child’s father, a 27-year-old Pakistani, said the man tried to sexually abuse his daughter in the staircase of a building, but she was able to slip away.
The father said his daughter came running and told him what the accused had done. The father approached the man but was beaten up by him, leading to injuries in various parts of his body.
The man also bit the father on his left arm and was mumbling incoherently due to the alcohol, reported Al Ittihad, The National's Arabic-language sister newspaper. newsdesk@thenational.ae
'Worse than a prison sentence'
Marie Byrne, a counsellor who volunteers at the UAE government's mental health crisis helpline, said the ordeal the crew had been through would take time to overcome.
“It was worse than a prison sentence, where at least someone can deal with a set amount of time incarcerated," she said.
“They were living in perpetual mystery as to how their futures would pan out, and what that would be.
“Because of coronavirus, the world is very different now to the one they left, that will also have an impact.
“It will not fully register until they are on dry land. Some have not seen their young children grow up while others will have to rebuild relationships.
“It will be a challenge mentally, and to find other work to support their families as they have been out of circulation for so long. Hopefully they will get the care they need when they get home.”
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