Overview

• Authorities have launched separate investigations after a 33-year-old expatriate and her toddler were found dead in Al Nahda and a 46-year-old woman died in an apartment fire in Al Majaz
• Police confirmed the child succumbed to airway obstruction and the mother died by hanging, while Civil Defence teams contained the Al Majaz blaze but could not save the fire victim
• All bodies have been sent to the forensic laboratory for autopsies as investigators examine potential building code violations and the fire’s cause during the home ritual
• Social workers discovered a handwritten Malayalam note in the Al Nahda apartment that suggests the woman faced emotional distress and alleged abuse
• The cases have renewed scrutiny of mental health support and residential safety standards for Sharjah’s large expatriate community