More on violence against women and children

One day after the discovery of a murdered woman buried in Rmeileh (http://lkdg.org/ar/node/17115) the bodies of a woman and her newborn child were discovered by the river of the village of Bfarueh in the caza of Nabatyeh.  In addition, workers in a solid waste recycling factory in Siniq, South of Saida, discovered the lifeless body of a newborn child thrown in the factory’s rubbish dump.  On another vein, the Military Court of Cassation presided by Judge Tony Lattuf, concluded yesterday the trial in absentia of accused Hassan Hamiyeh as well as defendants Taleb and Yasser Hamyeh for the murder of young Eliane Saftally in Maamelteyn in December 2015.  The verdict will be pronounced on the 18th of February.  With regards to the case of baby Ella Tannus who had lost both hands and feet in March 2015 as a result of a medical mistake, Judge Bassem Takieddine called on both the defense and the prosecution as well as the concerned hospitals to meet and find a solution to undertake the necessary medical procedures required for the baby whilst emphasizing that her wellbeing is the utmost priority to be considered.  The Judge also allowed the defendants, both physicians a hospitals, a period of time to present a list of their witnesses as well as hear the testimony of the victim’s father.  The case will be heard again on March 13th. (Al Mustaqbal, January 13th and 17th, 2018)
 

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