Saudi authorities save woman from abusive father

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Saudi authorities save woman from abusive father

In recent months, more and more Saudi women have been exposing their abusers through social media.

Earlier this week, Rahaf Al Omairi - another victim of abuse - took to the platforms to send out several videos accusing her father and stepmother of horrifically abusing her and her siblings.

In her plea for help, the young woman called on King Salman to save her, saying:

"My father and his wife imprisoned me and my five siblings in their house since he separated from my mother six years ago. They beat us up from time to time and only feed us rice and salt. They also banned me and all my brothers and sisters from going to school."

In another video she sent out, Al Omairi added that her father had attempted to murder both her and her brother.

The woman's video led to immediate action on part of authorities

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The list of abuse Al Omairi has been subjected to goes on and on. In several other Twitter uploads, the divorced mother-of-one said her father had banned her from seeing her only child for over five months.

She has since run away from her father's house and her current whereabouts aren't known.

Soon after her videos started circulating online, Saudi authorities took action in Al Omairi's case, with the kingdom's Ministry of Labor stating it is now handling it.

Prince of Tabuk, Fahed bin Sultan, also issued a statement on the matter, saying that the woman's father had already filed a police report against her because she fled. In his complaint, the abuser presented a medical report stating his daughter has psychological problems.

Bin Sultan added that the case isn't new and was followed up by authorities months ago.

Al Omairi continues to send out videos