DUBAI // A woman whose unborn child died in her womb was reported to police by the hospital treating her and sentenced to a year in jail for having sex outside marriage.
CV, 29, from the Philippines, visited Dubai Hospital after suffering a severe fever and was found to be four months pregnant with a foetus that had died a month earlier.
The hospital treated her before notifying police. The woman and her lover JS, 29, a chef also from the Philippines, were arrested.
Today the Misdemeanours Court sentenced them to one year in prison each on charges of sex outside wedlock. Both will be deported after serving their sentences.
The couple had been living together for about six months before the woman visited the hospital on June 19 this year.
They admitted having an illicit affair, but claimed they were planning to marry on their first trip back to their home country.
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Timeline
2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
