RIYADH/DAMMAM — The Public Prosecution has solved the mystery surrounding the “Dammam female kidnapper” case after following 247 procedural measures and holding 40 sessions while investigating 21 defendants and witnesses.

The Public Prosecution then decided to charge five of the defendants with kidnapping. Of the five defendants, the Public Prosecution demanded “Hadd Al-Hirabah” against three and stiff penalties against the other two.

In the penal lawsuit document, the Public Prosecution demanded “Hadd Al-Hirabah” penalty against three defendants due to their act — the kidnapping of three newborn infants — as a kind of “mischief on the earth”.

The Public Prosecution demanded stiff penalties against the fourth and fifth defendants, in line with the penalties stipulated in pertinent penal regulations for such acts. Meanwhile, all the private rights are still in force.

The Public Prosecution spokesman confirmed on Friday that the Public Prosecution has sought the Interpol’s help in repatriating one of the defendants, who is residing outside the Kingdom.

The Public Prosecution leveled charges against the Saudi female abductor, including committing an intentional crime against inviolable lives by kidnapping three newborn infants from their safe and secure place inside the Maternity Hospital and causing psychological, moral and material harm to the kidnapped infants and their families for a period of some 20 years.

The female abductor was also charged for conniving with the second and fourth defendants to give false statements before the competent official authorities with the intention of getting identification papers issued for the kids.

In this act, they impersonated the true parents of the kids. According to law, it is forbidden for anyone to claim to be the father or mother of any child, unless they are the true parents.

Furthermore, they impersonated a health practitioner, practiced sorcery, deprived the kids from education and holding a national identity card, misguiding the investigation authorities by giving false information.

The Public Prosecution leveled charges against the second defendant (a Saudi) of intentionally committing a crime against the inviolability of human lives by kidnapping a newborn infant, giving false statements before the official authorities so as to get identification papers issued for the kid by claiming to be a parent of the child.

The defendant got a national identity card issued for the abducted kid based on false information. He provided cover for the first female defendant in kidnapping the other two kids by claiming that the kids were his, on the basis of the vaccination certificates, which were in turn obtained by knowingly giving false statements.

The Public Prosecution also leveled charges against the third defendant (a Yemeni national) for taking part in kidnapping the third child, providing cover for the first female defendant in the kidnapping case.

The Public Prosecution leveled charges against a fourth defendant (a Saudi) and a fifth defendant (a Saudi living abroad) for giving false statements by signing a report on the child’s birth, as a witness on the correct descent of one of the abducted children.

The biological results did not prove any link in the parentage of the kids to the woman accused of abducting the kids. The biological results matched those of other Saudi families that filed reports on the kidnapping of their kids.