Saw City Shubra Al Khaimah A tragic incident, where the Criminal Court of Shubra al-Khaimah, headed by Counselor Ayman Afifi Salem, sentenced a housewife and her husband to 15 years in prison. They were charged with causing the death of the child, Abdelhamid Hisham, the defendant’s son from a previous marriage, following a brutal assault using tools such as a plastic hose and a stick.
Details of the incident
The facts of the case, No. 4555 of 2025, date back to mid-2025 when the two defendants, 27-year-old Dina J.M. and her husband, 32-year-old Yahya NZ, beat the child because of a very minor incident related to his self-defection. The severe beating of the skinny body of the child inflicted wounds that led to his death in painful circumstances.
Testimonials and Facts
During the court hearings, the court heard testimony from Lt. Col. Yousef al-Shami, the head of the First Division Investigation Department, who confirmed that the victim had arrived at the hospital with a lifeless body, with serious injuries to his body. Investigations have shown that the accused were deliberately and brutally assaulting the child, using cruel instruments of abuse, so that no mercy continued.
He hit the kid hard on his weak body.
Al-Shami reported that the defendant Dina was showing her aggressive intentions strongly, as she used a plastic piece to hit the child harshly on his weak body, leading to the tragic death of "Abdul Hamid" will not be forgotten.
Effects of the accident
This incident is not just a murder case, but rather reflects a bitter reality that many children experience in captivity, where some individuals become tools of aggression rather than a source of protection and comfort. These situations raise profound questions about how domestic violence affects society in general, and call for the need to address these phenomena through awareness-raising and improvement of social and legal policies.
Investigations and trials such as these require great attention from stakeholders and society at large, to create a safer environment surrounding childhood, and to ensure that children’s rights are protected and that they develop in healthy and encouraging conditions.
