AJMAN // The Ruler of Ajman has stepped in to help the teenage Emirati boy who survived a house fire that killed his mother, three sisters and two maids.
Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid ordered the payment of one month’s salary to Amer Abdullah Amer, 15.
The boy’s studies until graduation from university will also be paid for by Sheikh Humaid, and he has offered to provide Amer with a job.
The family’s villa in Al Hamideyah will also be renovated by the Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi Charitable Foundation, which will rent it out on Amer’s behalf.
Amer’s mother, Haleema Mubarak, a widow, and his sisters Maryam, 7, Mouza, 11, and Nouf, 14 were killed in the fire on Tuesday, along with the an Ethiopian and an Indonesian maid.
The embassies of the two maids are still waiting for the police to formally identify and release their bodies.
“We have not yet got any official notification from the police about this maid,” said Mesganu Arga Moach from the Ethiopian General Consulate. “We are waiting for this notification so that we can identify the maid and process the necessary documentation to repatriate the body.”
Fajar Nuradi, the labour attache at the Indonesian consulate, said he learnt of the death in the newspapers. He sent two of his staff to talk to Ajman police on Wednesday. They could not confirm whether the woman was Indonesian or of another Asian nationality. The Ajman police were still investigating and the consulate was waiting for a confirmation, he said.
Brig Ali Alwan, the director general of Ajman Police, confirmed that the two embassies had not yet been informed but said the process was ongoing.
“This case has not yet gone to public prosecution as we are still doing our investigation. Once the case goes to public prosecutors, they will co-ordinate with the department of naturalisation and foreign affairs and inform the respective countries’ diplomatic missions.
“These missions and the families of the deceased will then decide whether to repatriate the bodies or have them buried here.”
He could not say when the process would be completed.
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Checking: the obsession or thoughts focus on some harm coming from things not being as they should, which usually centre around the theme of safety. For example, the obsession is “the building will burn down”, therefore the compulsion is checking that the oven is switched off.
Contamination: the obsession is focused on the presence of germs, dirt or harmful bacteria and how this will impact the person and/or their loved ones. For example, the obsession is “the floor is dirty; me and my family will get sick and die”, the compulsion is repetitive cleaning.
Orderliness: the obsession is a fear of sitting with uncomfortable feelings, or to prevent harm coming to oneself or others. Objectively there appears to be no logical link between the obsession and compulsion. For example,” I won’t feel right if the jars aren’t lined up” or “harm will come to my family if I don’t line up all the jars”, so the compulsion is therefore lining up the jars.
Intrusive thoughts: the intrusive thought is usually highly distressing and repetitive. Common examples may include thoughts of perpetrating violence towards others, harming others, or questions over one’s character or deeds, usually in conflict with the person’s true values. An example would be: “I think I might hurt my family”, which in turn leads to the compulsion of avoiding social gatherings.
Hoarding: the intrusive thought is the overvaluing of objects or possessions, while the compulsion is stashing or hoarding these items and refusing to let them go. For example, “this newspaper may come in useful one day”, therefore, the compulsion is hoarding newspapers instead of discarding them the next day.
Source: Dr Robert Chandler, clinical psychologist at Lighthouse Arabia
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