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THREE doctors and a nurse at Bahrain’s main public hospital appeared in court yesterday for the first time to deny manslaughter and medical negligence in connection with the death of premature twins Fatima and Zahra.
Prosecutors submitted the final report from the National Health Regulatory Authority’s (NHRA) technical committee as evidence.
The GDN earlier reported that the babies were pronounced dead shortly after their birth only to start crying as their father, Qassim Al Biladi, prepared to bury them on the same day. The girls later died after they were taken back to Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC).
The sisters were laid to rest in Bilad Al Qadeem cemetery on October 25 – nine days after their premature birth at the hospital on October 16.
The three defendants appeared at the Lower Criminal Court yesterday where they denied manslaughter and negligence.
The trial has been adjourned until December 1 for review.
The NHRA report had concluded that the medical staff who supervised the birth of the twins were to be held responsible for their deaths.
Chief Prosecutor for ministries and public entities Adnan Al Wadaei earlier said the defendants failed to examine the twins to see if they were alive.
“They were born alive and were partially breathing and their births were an emergency,” Mr Wadaei had said in a statement.
“They should have been immediately moved to special incubators.
“The defendants failed to do so and therefore caused their death.
“They gave up on the chance to save their lives.”
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