Egypt's child protection council intervenes after father tortures 9-year-old son in Dakahlia

Egypt's National Council for Childhood and Motherhood has intervened to protect a 9-year-old boy beaten and tortured by his father in Sinbillawin, Dakahlia governorate.

• The father forcibly took the boy and his siblings from their mother, beat and tortured him, and placed him bound in a hole he had dug.
• Council President Sahar al-Sunbati ordered referral to the Public Prosecutor's office, legal action, and psychological support for the child and his siblings.
• The Public Prosecution ordered the father's pretrial detention on charges including torture and attempted murder.
• The council urged citizens to report child abuse cases through its free 24-hour hotline 16000.