Mother Gave Daughter to Beggar for Daily Payment, Dar El Salam Metro Inquiry Finds

Investigators examining a suspected child abduction at Cairo’s Dar El Salam metro station found that the girl’s mother had handed her over to a woman who begged, in exchange for a daily payment.

The inquiry followed concerns raised by members of the public after a woman was seen accompanying a young girl inside the station. Their presence prompted suspicions and claims that the child had been kidnapped.

The findings pointed instead to an arrangement between the mother and the woman accompanying her daughter, rather than the alleged abduction.

The information provided did not specify the amount paid, how long the arrangement had been in place or whether any charges had been brought. The child’s current circumstances were also not disclosed.