15-year-old housemaid brutally beaten to death in Lahore

LAHORE: A 15-year-old housemaid brutally beaten to death in a house by her employer in Lahore.

According to sources, a lady doctor Humaira of Mansoora Hospital and her husband Junaid beat the child Sana, on her trivial mistakes, with a wooden roller. As a result, she suffered severe injuries and died at home. Citing the incident, sources said Humaira could see the extent of Sana’a injuries, yet she was denied medical attention.

Sources further revealed that when asked about her injuries, the employers said that “she fell down from the stairs” yet they couldn’t justify why she wasn’t taken to the hospital. Tuesday morning, Humaira and Junaid left for work, leaving the child covered with bruises and injuries. When they came back, she had succumbed to her wounds. 

Chuhang circle DSP Raja Fakhar visited the house and ordered that both Humaira and Junaid be arrested immediately. The two were taken in and will be presented before the court. 

The officer-in-charge of the investigation, Ejaz Rasul told the media that Sana died a painful death. She was regularly abused and had visible marks on her body, proving that she was tortured before her death. 

Sana belonged to Hujra Shah Muqeem. Her parents sent her to work in Lahore since child labor is still considered acceptable in most parts of Pakistan. In fact, people specifically look for children to work at their houses because they are easy to control and unlike an adult, they can be easily manipulated.

Hiring young children and using them like replaceable rags is still very common in our country. The fact that a doctor would do something like this makes it even scarier to think about the type of people we live in our society.