Bad breath exposes child molestation suspect

A mother in Dubai discovered that her five-year-old girl had been molested by a cleaner when the child contorted her face in disgust on seeing the man and told her that he had kissed her against her will previously and she couldn’t bear his foul breath. The Iranian schoolgirl was said to be heading with her family to the park in March when her mother stepped out of the car to give surplus food to the 46-year-old Indian cleaner, who works around the neighbourhood. On returning to the car, the mother noticed an expression of utter disgust etched on her child’s face, according to records. When she asked her daughter why was she had made her face so, the five-year-old told her mother it was because the cleaner had kissed her on her mouth two times before and he had very foul breath.

Thereafter, the parents reported the matter to the police who summoned the cleaner for questioning. Police interrogations revealed that the 46-year-old cleaner had hugged and kissed the girl two times while she was playing on the trampoline at the neighbour’s residence. Prosecutors charged the Indian suspect with hugging and kissing the child against her will.

According to the charges sheet, the suspect abused the girl’s innocence and molested her.

The suspect pleaded not guilty when he appeared before the Dubai Court of First Instance.