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Life

Doha court: Government official guilty of negligence in child’s death

Speaking after the verdict, the father of the child who fell into an uncovered manhole appealed to Qatari authorities to introduce stringent safety rules so that other families could avoid having to "share this sort of pain."

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News

Guest post: No more fallen children, Qatari father says

In response to the death of a five-year-old Indian boy who died this week after falling into an open manhole, Qatari blogger Raed Al-Emadi tries to make sense of the…

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News

Funeral service to be held for boy who died after falling into manhole

The family of the five-year-old boy who died this week after falling into an open manhole in Abu Hamour is holding a funeral prayer (janazah) for him today (Wednesday) at…

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News

Boy who fell into manhole outside of Abu Hamour fish market dies

Nearly a week after he fell into an open sewage maintenance hole in Abu Hamour, 5-year-old Fahim Sirajudeen has died of heart failure, a family friend told Doha News. Doctors…

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News

Five-year-old boy declared brain dead after falling into open manhole

The family of a five-year-old boy is looking for answers and imploring Qatar’s government to increase safety measures after their son fell into an open sewage maintenance hole in Abu Hamour.…

2 min

News

Report: Father of child killed after manhole accident testifies in court

The father of a child who died after falling into an 8-meter (26-foot) hole outside of an Al Sadd hotel last year has testified in court about what happened, Al…

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