Palestinian security forces find 20-year-old woman locked up in man's Qalqilyah home • Father cites "domestic disagreements" as reason for nine-year isolation.
Israel Hayom Staff
The PA has a major presence in Qalqilya, where the now 20-year-old was allegedly locked-up. [Illustrative] | Photo credit: AP |
Palestinian security forces arrested a Qalqilya man Saturday for allegedly having locked up his daughter for nine years in a bathroom, the Palestinian Authority's official news agency, WAFA, reported over the weekend. Qalqilya is a major Palestinian city just east of the Israeli-Palestinian security barrier from Kfar Saba.
Law enforcement officials entered the man's house after being tipped off that someone might be locked up in one of the rooms, Israel's Channel 2 reported Sunday.
According to the WAFA report, the man initially refused to let the inspectors into his bathroom, but when police heard cries for help coming from inside, they forced him to hand over the keys. Upon opening the bathroom the door, they found his daughter, who had apparently been living in neglect and isolation in the bathroom with only a mattress and a blanket.
Channel 2 further reported that the father confessed to locking up his daughter, who is now 20, for about nine years, because of "domestic disagreements." The daughter was handed over to the Palestinian Authority's child protective services, while the man has been detained, WAFA reported.
