Maid Kills Toddler Girl to Cover Up House Items Theft
After her mysterious death shocked the public opinion, investigations revealed Thursday that the toddler girl Celine Rakan had been murdered more than a week ago at the hands of the family's Ethiopian maid, who was caught red-handed by the child while stealing house items.
“The Ethiopian domestic worker confessed to the Msaitbeh police station that she strangled to death the child Celine Rakan out of fear that she might be busted, after the toddler saw her stealing items from the house,” the Internal Security Forces said in a statement, ending a week of speculation.
Media reports said the maid turned off security cameras for an hour on the day of the crime and that investigators determined that Celine was killed during that hour.
The case caught public attention after the girl's father announced on Facebook that she died because of an “expired vaccine.”
She was laid to rest on October 3 in the Tyre District town of al-Shahabiyeh, her hometown.
“My dear Celine trusted that I will take her away from corruption, that's why she accepted to take the vaccine,” the father, who was planning to emigrate along with his family, wrote on his Facebook account.
His remarks had prompted the health ministry to quickly order the arrest of the physician, before the crime's circumstances were unveiled on Thursday.
Y.R.
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