JEDDAH – The parents of a 16-year-old Ethiopian boy who has been paralyzed and lies in a coma since 2006 following a medical malpractice have received SR3 million ($800,000 USD) in compensation after the intervention of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense at the request of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during his visit in Saudi Arabia.
The family has also been provided a medical aircraft to transfer the child to Ethiopia.
Halima, the mother of the victim who returned from Makkah after performing Umrah, told Saudi Gazette that she has decided to move back to Ethiopia.
“I am tired and I want to go back home. I really do not know what is waiting for me there, but I hope things will be good. Initially, my child will be admitted to a hospital then he will be moved to home to receive homecare,” she said.
Halima is planning to buy a home in Ethiopia. Her husband, who works in Makkah, will accompany her and her child and stay with them in Ethiopia until they settle down. […] CONTINUE READING
