Parents of abandoned baby identified after forced gynecological examinations

Qatar announced Monday, November 23, that it had identified the parents of the newborn baby found in early October at Doha airport. A discovery that had prompted airport officials to force passengers to undergo gynecological examinations, causing a scandal. “The investigations revealed that the mother of the infant (…) threw the newborn in a trash can in the toilets of the airport departures terminal and boarded the plane to its destination,” said the Doha prosecutor. , 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 that steps had been taken to “stop the fugitive”. She is abroad and risks fifteen years in prison. She is described as “sentenced”, which could suggest that she was tried in absentia. Two sources in Doha said Qatari authorities seized Interpol for his arrest.

She reportedly told the father that she threw 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 who was found”, also specified the prosecutor, specifying that the father had “admitted 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 threw 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.

Those responsible for “violations” brought to justice

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 revelation 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.