JEDDAH: A 23-year-old Saudi mother was arrested yesterday for abandoning her newborn baby in a private hospital in north Jeddah. Hospital staff reported the woman, who had conceived out of wedlock, to police on Saturday. The woman told police that she had been in a relationship with a Yemeni for quite some time. Police are now trying to trace her Yemeni boyfriend.
Woman’s body found in flat
JEDDAH: Police launched an investigation into the death of a 30-year-old Ethiopian woman in the Muntazaha district of Jeddah yesterday. Local police found the body after forcing into the apartment following complaints by neighbors about a foul odor. Police are looking for the husband, a Saudi, to help them with the investigation.
Man held for killing brother
JEDDAH: A man has been arrested on charges of killing his younger brother during an argument, police said yesterday. The murder was discovered when their father arrived at a hospital with the body. The man said his son injured himself after falling from a roof. But police became suspicious and further investigations revealed that the youth’s older brother had stabbed him in the chest with a piece of glass.
