The investigation revealed that the woman had repeatedly committed criminal offenses against 11 children. She later admitted that it was due to work pressure. Public prosecution officials collected evidence of child abuse from surveillance cameras installed in the newborn nursery.
First Published Jan 26, 2023, 10:48 PM IST
Riyadh: The court sentenced a hospital employee to five years in prison and fined one lakh riyals in the case of molesting newborn babies in Saudi Arabia. A woman working as a health practitioner in the neonatal nursery department of a Makkah hospital has been charged by the public prosecution for abusing 11 newborn babies, a local newspaper reported.
The investigation revealed that the woman had repeatedly committed criminal offenses against 11 children. She later admitted that it was due to work pressure. Public prosecution officials collected evidence of child abuse from surveillance cameras installed in the newborn nursery.
A child was found physically abused and punched three times in the face.
The accused was taken into custody and referred to court for completion of trial proceedings. The trial was completed the other day and the judgment was pronounced. According to the report, the Public Prosecution has appealed against the verdict and asked for a more severe punishment for the perpetrator in view of the brutality of the crimes against children.
Protecting newborn babies from crime is one of the guarantees mandated by Islamic Sharia and the law of the land. The law allows newborns to be afforded all their health, social and safety rights. Sources in the public prosecution said strict punitive action would be taken against those violating the rules.
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Last Updated Jan 26, 2023, 10:48 PM IST
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