Expat Woman Calls Sharjah Police to Order Pizza in Coded Plea for Help from Husband
An expat woman in Sharjah called the police to order pizza, but the call was a coded plea to be rescued from her husband.
Expat Woman Calls Sharjah Police to Order Pizza in Coded Plea for Help from Husband
An expatriate woman in Sharjah used an unusual method to seek help from the authorities: she called the police to order a pizza, but the request was actually a coded plea to be rescued from her husband.
According to Khaleej Times, the woman reached out to Sharjah Police with what appeared to be a food order. Officers recognized it as a distress signal and responded accordingly.
This approach is a known tactic used by victims of domestic violence when they are unable to ask for help directly. The coded call allowed the woman to alert authorities without alerting her husband.
Sharjah Police handled the situation and intervened to assist the woman.