Abusive father of underage daughters detained in Qubayat

In the latest incidents of domestic violence in the country, the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Wednesday the arrest of a 37-year old Lebanese father who recently abused his 2 underage daughters in the northern district of Qubayat . Citing the testimonial of the girls, the ISF statement said the violent father brutalized his girls (11 years and 13 years) by beating and burning them with a heated iron rod after locking them inside the bathroom. The medical report of the coroner has shown the presence of burns on the faces and hands of the victimized girls, ISF statement concluded. (Al Diyar, AL Mustaqbal, February 9, 2017)