Saudi girl dies 5 years after being tortured by her father

A Saudi girl of five has died after being tortured by her father, a religious scholar who often preaches on satellite television channels. After weeks of suffering, Lamaa breathed his last in an intensive care unit of a hospital in Riyadh. He had broken arms, a fractured skull and numerous contusions of the head, according to statements by his mother to 'Al Arabiya'. The woman explained that her ex "used all kinds of torture and abuse Lamaa". And her husband divorced, the mother explained that she had an agreement with him regarding small. Recounts how, recently took over two weeks Lamaa as stipulated in the agreement. "He did not even turn back. When I saw my daughter, I could not believe what I was seeing. No mercy in the hearts of the people," he said. The medical report indicates that Lamaa had been tortured with electric shocks and whips, well burnt with an iron. The hospital director said the man admitted hitting his daughter, but did not explain why. The girl's mother also that his former partner was "surprised" to receive a call from the Attorney General's Office where he was asked to come to the hospital. And when I ask "why", the "only smiled." The mother and the hospital refused to provide the name of the man and only a preacher described it as "well known" television.