Abused disabled woman taken under state care
Photos of the woman tied to a lamppost have been circulating on social media.
16 May 2019, 9:00 AM
A disabled woman from Feydhoo island in Shaviyani atoll has been taken under state care after photos emerged of her tied to a lamppost with a sack on her head.
The state has provided her with protection after the abuse was reported, Gender Minister Shidhatha Shareef tweeted Wednesday night, vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.
According to media reports, the mentally unstable victim was a 50-year-old mother of five. She was released by a group of islanders who saw her tied to the lamppost late Monday night, after which the gender ministry was alerted when photos circulating on social media.
“She walks around the whole island even after midnight bothering people. It’s most likely that it was done by people who were upset about that. Whoever did it, it wasn’t right,” a Feydhoo island council member told Mihaaru.
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