Baby girl found in Saida, campaign highlights violence against children

In the continuing violence against children, a baby girl was found Monday in a suitcase on Saida’s corniche close to Saida Rest House. Security forces arrived at the scene for investigation, while the baby was transferred, reportedly in good health, to Saida Government Hospital by the Popular Rescue team. Upon investigation and surveillance, the South Prosecutor General, Judge Rahif Ramadan, arrested yesterday the suspect Najah K, Syrian, who was found to be the mother of the baby girl. The mother admitted that a few days after her birth, she put her newborn in a suitcase that contained diapers on the coastal sidewalk. On the other hand, Hemaya Association for Community Development launched its campaign, ‘dawwi ‘al ghalat’ yesterday at the Serail to raise awareness about violence against children in Lebanon. One out of four kids is exposed to violence and one out of six is sexually abused, according to the head of the association, Lilia Sabbagh. In about 80% of the cases, the perpetrator is a member of the family or knows the victim very well, she said. In turn, Hemaya executive manager, Luma Yazbek, stressed the need for more awareness to this end. (Al Akhbar, Al Mustaqbal, September 28, 2018)

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