A man may face the death penalty if found guilty of gunning down his two sisters as they were being discharged by Social Affairs officials into the custody of their father. The two women had been caught in suspicious circumstances with two unrelated men on Thursday. Police believe the brother murdered his two sisters to save the family honor. The names and ages of the young women and their brother were not made public.
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http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=124361&d=8&m=7&y=2009&...
A court in Riyadh has sentenced a couple who kidnapped a newborn baby from a Riyadh hospital last year. The man was convicted of kidnapping the infant girl, from the National Guard Hospital in February 2008 and sentenced to 15 years in jail and 13,000 lashes. His wife received three years in jail and 1,500 lashes for abetting the crime. Shahad was just one-day old when she was taken from the hospital. The ruling was delivered after a trial that lasted seven months.
Arab News
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=124099&d=28&m=6&y=2009
A woman who was sexually abused by her father for 19 years has accused society and the country’s legal system of collaborating with the perpetrator of the crime. Her drug-addict father began abusing her when she turned 13. However, with little knowledge of who to turn to and fearing what her family and society would say, She was left without help for years on end.
Arab News
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=123896&d=22&m=6&y=2009
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