‘Negligent’ mother gets 1-month suspended term

ras al khaimah — The Ras Al Khaimah Misdemeanour Court has ordered an Arab mother to serve a one-month suspended jail term over charges of neglecting her baby boy and putting his life at risk.

As per court records, the mother had disputes with her husband and finally got divorced. However, the litigations never ended and affected their baby boy, whom she tried to get rid of by leaving him at the front door of a nearby house.

The panicked neighbours immediately reported the incident and subsequent investigations by the authorities identified the parents of the abandoned baby.

The shocked father requested a DNA test to prove if he was the biological father of the baby boy.

After the tests came positive, the father took the baby and gave him again to his mother, who pledged to take care of him and never put his life at the stake.

However, the RAK Public Prosecution accused the mother of neglecting her son and putting his life in danger.

The case was moved to the RAK Misdemeanour Court, which found the mother guilty and pronounced a suspended jail term of one month.

The defendant, dissatisfied with the verdict, approached the RAK Court of Appeals, which turned down her appeal for failing to file the same in due time.

The RAK public prosecution, requesting a tougher judgement against the mother, challenged the verdict at the RAK Court of Cassation, which will look into the case later this month.

ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com