Thursday, August 28, 2014

African ambassador in U.S. suspected of beating daughter

The Ambassador from Equatorial Guinea to the United States has been questioned by local police after his daughter was taken to a hospital in the Washington DC area after it was reported, a man was beating her.

Alledgedly, the teenage girl was beaten with a chair leg and suffered a significant laceration to the face. The ambassador is citing diplomatic immunity.

Confirming that the U.S. State Department is fully cooperating, spokesperson Jen Psaki explained that if criminal charges are confirmed, the ambassador could be asked to leave the United States. 

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