The ex-husband of an American woman killed in the United Arab Emirates said he was shocked by her fatal stabbing , but still feels safe there despite the bloody attack . `` I 'm totally horrified by what happened , '' Paul Ryan said . `` One just needs to look at the video , the images of that bathroom , and it knocks you out . It knocks you out , '' he said . `` I still hope my children have not seen that , those beautiful children , I have to make sure ... I protect them as best I can . '' A veiled woman attacked Ibolya Ryan , 47 , on Monday in a restroom of a high-end mall in Abu Dhabi . She was killed with a sharp object during a fight in the women 's restroom , local authorities said . Police later arrested a female Emirati national of Yemeni descent , whom they described as a suspect . Paul Ryan arrived in Abu Dhabi last week to be reunited with his 11-year-old twin boys . He also has a 13-year-old daughter . `` I 'm still fearful of all of that , '' he said , referring to his ex-wife 's attack . `` However , I have come to feel it is quite different . I 'm starting to believe what my ex-wife was always telling me -- that it 's safe . '' 'They are treating me like family now ' Ryan said the the nation 's authorities have gone out of their way to ensure his family is taken care of , and have offered to pay for the three children 's education through college . `` They are treating me like family now , '' he said . `` They have expressed almost precisely in these terms , the children will not have to worry about their education , for their entire education basically . '' Ryan has the power to commute the death sentence and grant a pardon if the suspect is found guilty and handed capital punishment . The burden weighs heavily on him , he said . `` I ca n't believe I have the power to pardon , that is shocking to me . I do n't want this responsibility , '' he said . `` As far as I can tell , it seems pretty damning evidence and she ( the suspect ) confessed herself . Ibolya , my dear ex-wife , and I do mean that , will not have died in vain . '' Veteran teacher . Ibolya Ryan was born in Romania and held Hungarian and American citizenship . She had been a teacher for 17 years , according to a Footprints Recruiting profile of her . Paul Ryan has created a Facebook page to honor his ex-wife 's memory . In September last year , Ibolya Ryan began teaching in Abu Dhabi , where she lived with her children . Before that , she taught special education in her ex-husband 's native Colorado . Surveillance video released by police shows the moments before and after the mall stabbing . A veiled figure police identified as the attacker walks calmly through a parking lot entrance , speaks to security guards and picks up a paper before disappearing around the corner out of sight . The video later shows the suspect running to an elevator and leaving the mall through the same parking lot doors . Reem Island , where the attack occurred , is a newly developed area popular with expatriates in the capital . The motive of the killing was unclear .
Ibolya Ryan , 47 , was killed in a mall restroom in Abu Dhabi . She was a schoolteacher and mother of three . Her ex-husband has arrived in the country to take care of their children .