Child Abuse Charges for Hollywood Mother Who Burned Teen Daughter Over Arranged Marriage: Cops

Sahar Thabit, 35, who used a knife to burn her teen daughter after the girl resisted her parents’ wishes to marry her cousin in an arranged marriage, is facing child abuse charges, Hollywood Police said Tuesday. The victim’s grandfather, Ali Alomari, and Nova Southeastern University psychology professor Lenore Walker spoke about the case. The girl’s father told NBC 6 over the phone that the family is going through difficult times with the allegations and said he had no comment.