Court of Appeal: 10-Year Prison Sentence for Gulf National Who Caused Maid's Death in Sabah Al-Nasir

- The court amended the charge from premeditated and deliberate murder to beating resulting in death

The Court of Appeal sentenced a Kuwaiti woman to 10 years in prison after convicting her of causing the death of her maid in the Sabah Al-Nasir area, following the reclassification of the charge from premeditated and deliberate murder to beating resulting in death, and reducing the sentence imposed by the first-instance court, which had been 15 years.

The Public Prosecution had initially charged the accused with intentionally killing the victim with premeditation and deliberation, after she assaulted her by beating her with a stick and pouring a corrosive chemical substance, "bleach," on her head, mouth, and entire body, causing severe injuries that led to her death, according to the forensic autopsy report.

According to the case documents, the incident began with an altercation between the accused and the victim over the latter’s failure to perform her assigned household chores, after which the accused assaulted her by beating her with a stick until it broke on her back.

Investigations revealed that the accused left the victim suffering from her injuries and pain for two days without providing medical treatment or assistance, before changing her clothes and pouring the chemical substance nearby in an attempt to mislead law enforcement into believing she had committed suicide.

The first-instance court had initially sentenced the accused to 15 years in prison, before the Court of Appeal decided to amend the legal classification of the incident to beating resulting in death and reduced the sentence to 10 years’ imprisonment.