Woman Drowns in Dubai after Father Blocks Rescue to Save 'Honour'

THE TELEGRAPH: Asian man "considered that if these men touched his daughter, then this would dishonour her" according to reports

A young Asian woman drowned after her father allegedly prevented Dubai lifeguards from coming to the rescue because that would "dishonour" her, Emirati news media reported Monday.

Emirates 24/7 reported that Dubai police arrested the unnamed man.

When two lifeguards tried to help the drowning 20-year-old, her father "started pulling and preventing the rescue men and got violent with them", it reported. » | AFP | Tuesday, August 11, 2015