Two housemaids have been cleared of killing a baby in the minutes after he was born and throwing the body in a bin.
The child’s mother and another maid had been convicted following a detailed confession.
They were each sentenced by Khor Fakkan Court of First Instance to 10 years in prison and deportation upon completion of their jail term.
The Sharjah enclave's General Prosecution appealed against the judgment, requesting the women be given the death sentence. However, both were acquitted by Khor Fakkan Court of Appeal, reported Al Ittihad, the Arabic language sister paper of The National.
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