Somali Version: Ka
akhri halkan... Guji
 Name:
Alasey Ali Mohamed
Sex: Female
Age: 20years old when the
assault happened (now 25 yrs old)
Marital Status: Married with
one child
Location: Celow Village in
Warsheikh District of Middle shabelle region.
Place of assault: Celow
Village
Date of assault: 26/06/2001
Type of VAW incident:
Amputation of both hands
Perpetrator: her husband
Narration of the incident
(Direct Quotation):
“Quote” “ My name is Alasey
Ali Mohamed. I was married to my cousin in Celow village in Warsheikh District
of Middle Shabelle Region. Once upon a time, I went for a traditional night
gathering in Celow village and when I came back home at midnight from the
gathering, my husband has beaten me up. On the same night, I have run away in
anger from my house and went to my parent’s house. On the following day, there
was mediation and reconciliation organized by both relatives in which my husband
apologized. Following his apology, I was convinced to go back to my house.
Upon my arrival back to my
house, my husband has scolded me and has beaten me once again. He has also
threatened that he would kill me if I leave my house out once again.
On the following day,
because of disappointment and anger over the repeated incident of beating, I
lost self-control and could not restrain myself. Therefore, I decided to burn
down my husband’s hut and I did so by burning the hut down into ashes. The, I
run away and went back to my parents house.
After several days,
mediation and reconciliation meeting was again organized by both relatives. In
the meeting, it was decided that we (my husband & myself) have to forgive each
other and that the burnt hut would be rebuilt by his father (my father in- law).
After some days, the hit was rebuilt and I went back to my new hut to live in.
One night as I was sleeping on my bed during midnight of 26/06/2001, I woke up
to find myself tied up with rope on my bed. Then, I asked my husband who was
sleeping beside me “ who has tied me up with this rope?”. He replied that he had
tied me up and that tonight I would lose both the very hands with which I used
to burn his hut. Then, he took up a big knife and chopped both my hands off. The
following day, I was admitted to Kaysaney Hospital in Mogadishu for treatment.
When I got recovered and discharged from the Hospital, I requested my husband
(the perpetrator) through my parents to divorce me. Which was finally done.
Now, I live in Celow village
in Warsheikh District, Somalia without both hands off. Alas!
“Unquote”
Perpetrator:
The perpetrator of this
heinous act was her husband. He has several times proposed to remarry her but
she has refused to accept it.
Action taken by COGWO
COGWO has done the following
activities to deal with this case:-
1. Medical Remedy:
A) COGWO has visited the
victim at Kaysaney Hospital in Mogadishu to see her condition. COGWO has
conducted an interview with both the victim and her father at the Hospital and
took photo of the victim.
B) COGWO has had a meeting
with the admin. section of the Hospital to discuss about how the victim could be
helped. They suggested that it would be better for the victim to be taken abroad
for artificial hands. The admin. Section of Kaysaney Hospital promised that they
would provide medicine to the victim and suggested that COGWO should pay the
hospital fee of the victim as well as feeding cost which we have accepted.
The case of the victim is
pending and the victim is still under control of and being taken care of by
COGWO documentation centre.
2.Legal:
COGWO has recorded her case
as No 42 of domestic violence, a separate file was opened for the case with all
data and her photo as well as witnesses.
3.. Counseling:
COGWO has offered individual
trauma counseling to the victim to relief her from torment and pain.
COGWO Recommendation:
COGWO Documentation Centre
would highly recommend for the victim to be taken abroad for treatment since the
Medical Doctor who made the diagnosis of the case confirmed that the case can
not be treated in Somalia and thus prescribed her to be treated outside the
country and to be provided with artificial hands
Nuuro Xaaji Maxamed oo Madaxa Xog Ururinta
Xadgudubyada loo geysto Haweenka ee GOGWO
Tel -2521-280889
2521-219533
2521-644512
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Waxaa soo tebiyey
W/D Amiin Yuusuf Khasaaro
E-Mail:
amiinkhasaaro@hotmail.com
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