parents of the abandoned baby identified

Qatar announced Monday that it had identified the parents of the newborn baby found in early October at Doha airport, a discovery that prompted airport officials to force passengers to undergo gynecological examinations, causing a scandal.

“Investigations revealed that the infant’s mother (…) threw the newborn into a trash can in the toilets at the airport departures terminal and boarded the plane to its destination,” the prosecutor said. of Doha, in a press release. According to him, the parents of the baby – a girl – are from “Asian countries”. Qatar generally uses this qualifier for people from South Asia, where a large number of immigrant workers come from in this small state.

He said steps had been taken to “arrest the fugitive” – ​​who is abroad and faces up to 15 years in prison – calling her a “convict”, which could suggest she was tried. absence. Two sources in Doha told AFP that Qatari authorities had seized Interpol for arrest.

Passengers – including two British and at least thirteen Australians – from ten Qatar Airways planes departing from Doha were subjected to gynecological examinations after the baby was found in the airport toilet on October 2. It was for the airport authorities to determine if any of them had recently given birth. Qatar, which faced a flood of international criticism after the exposure of the forced examinations at the end of October, announced a few days later that those responsible for these “violations” would be brought to justice.

The mother “sent (the father) a message with a photo of the newborn baby just after birth” and told him that she had thrown the baby away

The mother “had a relationship with a person also having the nationality of an Asian country and this relationship resulted in the infant which was found”, also specified the prosecutor, specifying that the father had “admitted to having had a relationship with the mother of the newborn “. According to the prosecutor, the mother “sent him a message with a photo of the newborn baby just after the birth” and told him that she had thrown the baby out before leaving the country.

DNA analyzes confirmed the identity of the parents. All expats settling for a long time in Qatar are required to donate a large amount of blood during the administrative process.

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