Father kills his 15-year-old daughter with an electric wire in Marib.

Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special

Marib ((Arabian Sea)) Special: A horrific crime committed in Marib Governorate last Friday morning has caused widespread shock in Yemeni circles, after a photo of the girl "Houria" was circulated, who was killed by her father by strangulation in the Al-Jufaina neighborhood, amid popular and human rights demands to hold the perpetrator accountable and not to be lenient with the crime. The girl, who was no more than fifteen years old, died after her father strangled her with a wire inside their home, in a scene described by the victim's neighbors as "the result of a daily accumulation of domestic violence." According to local testimonies, Houria was subjected to severe beatings daily by her father, who some sources say suffers from psychological disorders. Despite this, activists confirm that these justifications do not absolve him of criminal responsibility, and stress the need to bring him to justice. The hashtag #JusticeForHouria topped social media platforms in Yemen during the past hours, where activists and human rights activists expressed their anger at the continued spread of domestic violence, calling on security and judicial authorities to act quickly, and open a transparent investigation to reveal the circumstances of the crime and hold the perpetrator accountable. Meanwhile, the local authorities in Marib have not yet issued an official statement about the incident, which increases the severity of community concern and raises question marks about the course of justice in such humanitarian cases.