Niece in agony.

LegacyUser

My brother moved abroad years ago to the middle east where he worked on big contracts. He married out there and now has two children. His wife is malaysian or at least was born in malaysia. About six months ago they came to live in Ireland because his firm took on a new contract in Ireland. I had very little contact with the family while they lived in the middle east. My eldest niece is 15. I went to visit them recently at home. The two girls were upstairs studying. I was talking to my sister in law downstairs when we heard some shouting upstairs. It seems there was a disagreement. My sister in law rushed out and up the stairs. I heard her shout something. I could not follow what it was. Next, I heard her say "don't move until I tell you". She came back down the stairs again. About 5 minutes later I went up the stairs to the bathroom. On the landing I saw my niece bending over with her bottom in the air. She had her hands coming between hwer legs and she was holding her ears. She was crying. When I came out of the bathroom she was still there and her ears had become redder and she really seemed to be in agony. It was another 10 minutes after I went back down before my sister in law went up to her and let her go. Surely this is wrong? What can I do?

Dravokivich

does your brother know this is how his wife discplines their kids?

curlzy

That's physical and emotional abuse. Humiliation is an emotional abuse and I can't imagine a more humiliating position to be to be made to get in. You really really really need to contact social services and the gardai, don't leave this up to your brother. You owe it to your nieces.

Silverfish

Don't troll this forum.