Death for maid who killed baby
9-MONTH-OLD SALAMA DIED OF HER INJURIES DAYS AFTER BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
9-month-old Salama died of her injuries days after being admitted to hospital |
Amaid convicted of murdering a baby girl in her Emirati employer’s house in Sharjah will be executed, according to a sentence handed down by the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance yesterday.
The 30-year-old Indonesian woman was convicted of premeditated murder of ninemonth-old Salama Al Mazmi who, the court found, was beaten by the maid and then rushed to Al Qasimi Hospital in July 2016 with severe injuries.
The baby lapsed into a coma and languished in hospital for two weeks but succumbed to her injuries.
The deadly assault resulted in several injuries, including a fractured skull, internal bleeding and bruises on various parts of her body, Gulf News reported earlier.
Dr Satish Krishnan, a consultant and neurological surgeon at Al Qasimi Hospital, at the time told Gulf News that the baby was in a very poor state when she was admitted to hospital and had undergone a delicate brain surgery to reduce bleeding.
Later, she was placed on life support and a ventilator.
Severe brain damage
Dr Krishnan noted at the time that baby Salama “suffered severe brain damage and was admitted to the emergency room with a very weak heart. She was unconscious and had trouble breathing. She was then admitted to the paediatric section of the hospital and underwent medical tests and CT scans. The results showed a blood clot in her brain from an old injury.”
The trial of the maid started on January 18, 2017, and the court heard that the maid had beaten her, thrown her on the ground and assaulted her with a stick.
The maid told presiding judge Dr Yaqoub Al Hammadi that she did not kill the baby girl and denied all charges.
The public prosecution has sought capital punishment for the defendant.
Eisa Al Mazmi, the baby’s father, who works in a government department in Abu Dhabi, and his wife Huda, told Gulf News previously that they were seeking the toughest punishment against the maid possible.