(Feb 19, 2012, emirates247)--An Ethiopian housemaid who got pregnant after an affair with a male compatriot waited till she was in labour and delivered herself before strangling her infant. She was sentenced to five years in prison by a Ras Al Khaimah court.
The unidentified maid had told court she did not mean to kill her baby but only tried to stop him from crying by blocking his mouth with her hand so her employers would not know about her delivery. She said she was also afraid of having an abortion after her Ethiopian boyfriend disappeared.
The maid’s employer discovered the murder and reported her to the police, who found the dead infant in her bedroom after she blocked his breath.
“The maid said she did not mean to kill her baby and only wanted to prevent him from crying so her employers would not know about the baby,” the semi official Arabic language daily Alittihad said, adding that the court also ordered the maid’s deportation from the UAE after serving her prison term
Source: emirates247
The unidentified maid had told court she did not mean to kill her baby but only tried to stop him from crying by blocking his mouth with her hand so her employers would not know about her delivery. She said she was also afraid of having an abortion after her Ethiopian boyfriend disappeared.
The maid’s employer discovered the murder and reported her to the police, who found the dead infant in her bedroom after she blocked his breath.
“The maid said she did not mean to kill her baby and only wanted to prevent him from crying so her employers would not know about the baby,” the semi official Arabic language daily Alittihad said, adding that the court also ordered the maid’s deportation from the UAE after serving her prison term
Source: emirates247
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