Father brutally kidnaps own daughter, 23, after she inherits fortune in grandfather’s will – World News

Noura Aly Essam, 23, of Egypt, was beaten and dragged from her home and locked in a room by her father after hearing that she was to inherit a third of her grandfather’s estate

A father kidnapped his own daughter after she inherited a fortune in her grandfather’s will.

Terrified Noura Aly Essam, 23, was kidnapped by her father after being given a third of her grandfather’s estate so she could continue as a student.

Her father, who was not named, kidnapped her at her home after hearing about the legacy on Saturday June 4.

Noura, who is half Egyptian and half Korean, lived with her grandparents for years, police said.

She was beaten and dragged from her apartment back to her father’s house, where she was locked in a bedroom, according to police.

Prosecutors say that according to her grandfather’s will, a disagreement arose between the father and his daughter.

They claim he “took his daughter and attacked her out of hatred for her”.

The father is said to have confiscated her mobile phone and injured her eye when he “stepped” on her.

Noura was only saved when police spotted a viral call on social media for her to be found.

The campaign went viral on June 12 and two days later, Egyptian prosecutors issued a statement saying that she had been safely returned to her family and her father had been arrested.

Egyptian prosecutors called the victim “Nora” in a statement released on Tuesday.

It read: “Yesterday, when the surveillance and analysis unit of testimony management in the Attorney General’s Office observed and attacked several posts circulating on social media about the kidnapping of a father of his daughter named Nora, 23 years old, in the Maadi region.”

The Egyptian authorities added: “Therefore, the prosecutor ordered the detention of the accused before the departmental court and requested the police to investigate the incident.”

Meanwhile, the Korean embassy in Egypt said on Twitter: “Welcome back Nora! The Embassy is grateful and assures that the relevant Egyptian authorities have addressed Ms Nora’s case in a timely manner, as requested by the Embassy.

“The embassy has made its best efforts to safely return Nora to her grandmother within the embassy’s ability.”