Muslim Mother 'Beat Daughter, 19, and Locked Her to a Bed after She Was Seen Speaking to a Boy'

MAIL ONLINE: An Iraqi woman has been accused of beating her teenage daughter and padlocking her to a bed after she was seen speaking to a young man.

After Yusra Farhan was arrested in the Arizona hospital where her daughter was being treated for her injuries, she told police she wanted to punish the girl for violating her 'culture'.

Farhan, 50, faces charges of aggravated assault, unlawful imprisonment and resisting arrest. She was being held in a Maricopa County jail. Police did not identify her daughter by name. Read on and comment » | Daily Mail Reporter | Saturday, February 11, 2012