Sara Al Madani opened up about her fears regarding the potential kidnapping of her seven-year-old son, Maktoum, on Tuesday’s episode of The Real Housewives of Dubai.
After Sara, 38, and her co-stars returned home from their group trip to Bali, she discovered her maid was allegedly involved with men plotting to kidnap the child and hold him for ransom, and she had been covering security cameras for “six months.”
Sara also came across disturbing WhatsApp messages between the maid and the “multiple men” she’d been bringing into her home, learning that they had requested photos of both her and Maktoum.
“There are texts of these men commenting on my son’s pictures, saying, ‘Oh my god, he’s cute. We love his hair. We love his skin.’ And these men were asking her, ‘What time does he come home? Who waits for him? Do they have money?’” Sara explained, via Decider. “I mean, all these questions indicate one thing: kidnap, ransom.”
Speaking to former cast member Nina Ali, 44, who made a cameo on last night’s show, Sara confirmed she fired the maid on the spot.
“But then I go to her room while she’s packing and I start seeing my stuff, my gold necklace, my mom’s earrings,” she revealed as Maktoum said the woman also took his mother’s underwear.
According to Sara, she made the decision to be open about the situation with her “traumatized” child amid a police investigation, which led to charges being filed against the maid — and the maid being thrown behind bars.
“[Maktoum] finds it hard to sleep at night. He doesn’t like to be alone. He doesn’t even go to the toilet alone,” she shared. “However, I had to expose all the details because the police had to ask him, ‘Did any men come into the house? Did any men try to touch you? Did any men talk to you?’ I had no choice but to disclose everything.”
“When I realized it was my son’s life and safety, I went in full beast mode. I was like, no mercy,” Sara added. “I am not dropping any charges. Because if I let her go, she will do this to another family.”
The Real Housewives of Dubai season two airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
