UAE maid plunges to death as she tries to evade arrest

A housemaid living and working illegally in Abu Dhabi plunged eight floors to her death as she attempted to evade arrest,  UAE daily The National reported on Monday.

The tragedy happened when an inspector knocked on the door of the apartment where the 28-year-old was working, to issue a violation for displaying laundry.

"When an inspector knocked on her door to issue a violation for displaying laundry, she thought he was in search of illegal residents, so she tried to climb down a drain pipe and fell to her death," said Col Rashid Mohammed Borsheed, director of CID at the Abu Dhabi Police.