Photographs of a young Egyptian girl, aged between 12 to 15, have gone viral in Egypt after they appeared to show her tied on the back of a motorized tricycle in Port Said. The girl, who has not been named due to her age, was pictured shoe-less and tied down by her hands on the back of the tricycle. Since being posted online, the photographs have caused a stir in Egyptian media, with a number of television commentators and social media users demanding answers. According to one eye-witness, identified in the media as Ahmed Ali, the young girl was dragged, tied to the tricycle and beaten by a man. Ali, a lawyer in Port Said, said the man was unresponsive to his questioning. ‘She was mentally ill’ Investigators in the city of Port Said later revealed that they mobilized to the scene of the incident as soon as they became aware of it. Upon their arrival, they located the man but not the young girl. The man was detained on the scene and questioned. According to statements released by investigators to state-owned Al-Ahram, investigations revealed that the young girl is…
‘Mentally Ill’ Egyptian Girl Tied in Public for ‘Throwing Rocks’
October 1, 2018
