Fayhan al-Ghamdi
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Fayhan al-Ghamdi is a Saudi Arabian television preacher who came to world attention in 2013 after being told to pay blood money for the rape and murder of his five-year-old daughter Lama.[1]
Career
Al-Ghamdi presented a television show on Saudi television.[1]
Daughter
Background
Fayhan doubted 5-year-old Lama’s virginity.
Injuries
One of her fingernails was removed, the side of her head was smashed and the rest of her body was covered up. She[who?] had to hear from hospital staff and social workers how Lama’s rectum was torn open and that the abuser had attempted to burn it closed.
Randa Al Kaleeb, a social worker from the hospital where Lama was, told Al Olayani in a phone interview that Lama’s back was broken as well and that she had been raped “everywhere”.
In October 2012 Al-Ghamdi's daughter Lama died after spending seven months in hospital.[2] She had been raped and beaten, and was left with a crushed skull and a broken left arm and ribs. Al-Ghamdi admitted[3] to having disciplined her with a cane and cable.
Sentencing
Fayhan was reported to have been released after spending a couple of months in prison after paying Lama's mother a figure said to be equivalent to £31,000.[1] On 7 October 2013, it was announced that Al-Ghamdi had been sentenced to 8 years in prison, plus 600 lashes.[4][5]
Public reaction
Saudi activists have objected to the ruling and members of the public have been using the Twitter hashtag #AnaLama - Arabic for "I Am Lama".[1]
Due to public anger Saudi authorities have announced that they are planning to set up a 24-hour hotline to report child abuse.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Hall, John (4 February 2013). "Saudi celebrity preacher who 'raped and tortured' his five -year-old daughter to death is released after paying 'blood money'". London: The Independent. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ^ Evans, Becky; Malm, Sara (5 February 2013). "'My dear child is dead, and all I want is justice': Torment of mother whose daughter, five, was 'raped' and tortured to death by celebrity cleric ex-husband". London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "SA Child's Death Rocks Islam's Teachings by LT. COLONEL JAMES G. ZUMWALT, USMC (RET)". familysecuritymatters.org. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Usher, Sebastian (7 October 2013). "Saudi preacher jailed over daughter's death". BBC News. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Saudi Arabian preacher gets 8 years in jail for raping and killing five-year-old daughter". NY Daily News. New York. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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