Current:Home > reviewsRHODubai's Sara Al Madani Reveals Ex Maid Allegedly Plotted With Kidnappers to Take Her Son for Ransom -Summit Capital Strategies
RHODubai's Sara Al Madani Reveals Ex Maid Allegedly Plotted With Kidnappers to Take Her Son for Ransom
View
Date:2025-04-13 16:31:32
Sara Al Madani's son Maktoum is safe and sound after a scary incident involving her former maid.
The Real Housewives of Dubai star revealed the ex-employee secretly let strangers into their home when she wasn't there amid other suspicious behavior.
"My maid, for the past six months, has been closing the cameras in the house, bringing multiple men," Al Madani told friends Nina Ali and Saba Yussouf during the Bravo series' Aug. 20 episode. "The men asked her for my picture and his picture, the times where we go out, when do we come back. On her phone, there's pictures of people in her room with alcohol."
Maktoum, 9, added he and his mom had since been to the police station three times to report the woman, whose name and identity they kept anonymous.
In a confessional, Al Madani elaborated on the scary situation.
"There are texts of these men commenting on pictures of my son saying, 'Oh my god, he's cute. We love his hair. We love his skin,'" the entrepreneur explained. "And these men were asking her, 'What time does he come home? Who waits for him? Do they have money?' I mean, all these questions indicate one thing: Kidnap, ransom. Right now, I'm dealing with a court case, police case, my son traumatized."
And when Al Madani fired the woman, the reality star said she caught the housekeeper trying to steal her personal belongings, including jewelry, her mom's earrings and even her underwear.
Later, the cast gathered to watch a polo match and Al Madani told her costars more frightening details after the maid's arrest.
"I go through the WhatsApp messages," she recounted. "The man's like, 'What time does the kid go to school? Who picks him up? How does he look like? Send me a picture.'"
"It's disgusting because the guy's like, 'Send me the boy's picture,'" she added. "He said, 'Oh, the boy's beautiful.' I was like, 'Excuse me?!' I was like, 'Go to jail, I'm sorry.'"
E! News has reached out to local authorities to confirm the arrest but has yet to hear back.
The Real Housewives of Dubai airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
(E! and Bravo are both part of the NBCUniversal family)
Check out Peacock to binge your favorite NBCU TV shows and movies, live sports and more!veryGood! (13)
Related
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- Trump's 'stop
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
Ranking
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
Recommendation
Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates