Infant Death Case Ends in Jail Terms and Deportation

TDT | Manama

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The court sentenced three people, including the parents of a newborn, to prison terms followed by deportation after convicting them in a case involving child neglect, death, and the illegal burial of the infant without notifying authorities.

The First High Criminal Court sentenced a 26-year-old father and a 35-year-old mother to three years in prison each after finding them guilty of neglecting their newborn child and failing to provide medical care, which resulted in the baby’s death. The court also ruled that both failed to report the birth and death within the legally required timeframe.

A third defendant, a 39-year-old woman, received a six-month prison sentence for burying the child without informing the relevant authorities.

All three defendants were additionally given one-month jail terms for violating residency laws, and the court ordered their deportation upon completion of their sentences.

According to case details, the father and mother had developed a relationship after meeting on social media in 2022, before living together in Bahrain in late 2024. The mother later became pregnant but did not seek medical care due to her expired residency status, and the couple agreed to continue the pregnancy without supervision.

In August 2025, the mother gave birth prematurely in the apartment while alone, with the newborn later found to be alive at birth. The baby’s condition deteriorated shortly after, and he later died despite attempts by the parents to revive him.