Fatima's Cousin Sara Says 'I Fear for My Life' from Sadia's Abuse in Desperate Letter to Her Father in Kenya

The quotes below are from a letter written by then 15 year-old Sara, Fatima's cousin who lived with her and her sister under Sadia's care. Sara wrote the letter to Abbe Bishara, her father in Kenya, saying she fears for her life from Sadia's abuse and telling her father that Sadia "isn't what you think she is" To read the document in its entirety, click here.

"I don't know what else to do. Please don't tell [Sadia] of what I've told you--it's confidential otherwise she [Sadia] will hurt me bad if she finds out that I've told all this....she hits in front of anyone anywhere with anything. I fear for my life sometimes. Just recently she hit me in the head."

"I need to tell you the truth...she [Sadia] is constantly yelling at me and putting me down. Telling me that I'm stupid, fat, and ugly bitch, a fool, you name it, every name in the book...she even is hitting me."

"I get no calls from friends, no visits from friends, I'm not allowed to join in any whatsoever extra curricular activities. Even if it just means staying after school to study...in her eyes I'm her personal babysitter while she goes out and parties and drinks alcohol. She is an alcoholic Abbe, sorry I had to say it. She isn't what you guys think she is. She is manipulative, mean, cruel and has no respect for no one but herself...she is self-centered in every way possible."

"She [Sadia] really has no concept of parenthood or motherhood, I think I am more of a mother to these two kids than she is...she is always yelling, always!"