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• Tragic Loss: Actor Anas El Baz and Influencer Sarah Florensa’s 3-Month-Old Daughter Dies Suddenly
  30 December 2020, by Ginette

  Actor Anas El Baz and influencer Sarah Florensa Paago had just enough time to hold their baby in their arms, before having to separate from her in quite painful conditions. The news of the death of little Dina was announced on social networks, without any particular details on the circumstances of this tragedy.
  On September 25, little Dina came into the world, filling her parents with joy and emotion. But three months later, like a shooting star, she left, leaving her parents in pain. The (…)

• Moroccan Fugitive Sentenced to 20 Years for Toddler’s Death in Belgium
  21 November 2021, by Prince

  The stepfather of Théa, the two-year-old girl who died in 2005 in Belgium, accused of her murder, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Morocco. Mounir Kiouh, of Moroccan origin, had already been tried in Belgium, but had fled to Morocco before his appeal trial.
  Little Théa died on her second birthday, after being beaten by Mounir Kiouh, her stepfather. The man was sentenced in 2011 at first instance to 15 years in prison. He appealed the decision, but before the trial was held, he fled (…)

• Spanish Duo Faces 9-Year Sentence for Shooting Moroccan Minor in Ceuta
  21 November 2021, by Prince

  The two individuals who had hidden in a house on the Spanish Navy Avenue, shot in broad daylight with a rifle at a Moroccan minor who was walking with other compatriots in the street. One of them recorded the scene with his mobile phone, laughing and hurling insults at the Moroccan migrants, then posted the video on social media, reports El Faro de Ceuta.
  The public prosecutor accuses the two individuals of incitement to hatred, discrimination and assault. For the crime of incitement to (…)

• Moroccan Mayor Sentenced for Negligence in Child’s Death After Ambulance Delay
  25 July 2024, by Prince

  The Court of First Instance in Taza sentenced the president of the commune of Meknassa Acharqia to three months in prison with probation and a fine of 3,000 dirhams for failing to provide an ambulance to urgently transport a sick child, which led to the minor’s death.
  Prosecuted for "failure to assist a person in danger," the commune president, a member of the Popular Movement party, was convicted of negligence in providing an ambulance to a family to urgently transport a sick child to (…)

• Morocco Reports Rise in Birth and Death Registrations Amid Pandemic
  24 November 2021, by Prince

  In 2021, the civil registry services in Morocco recorded an average of 1,631 birth declarations and 488 death declarations per day, according to a report-assessment of the achievements of the Ministry of the Interior.
  Birth and death declarations increased by 5.51% in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the document prepared by the Ministry of the Interior and accessed by the newspaper Al Oâmk.
  In detail, birth declarations recorded an (…)

• Mother Suspected in Disabled Daughters’ Disappearance Released After 4 Years in Custody
  25 November 2021, by Prince

  After four years and three months of pre-trial detention, Naïma B., the mother of Inès and Nawal, two disabled girls who have been missing since December 2016, regains her freedom, but remains under judicial supervision. She had been arrested and indicted in September 2017 for "aggravated voluntary homicide," recalls France 3.
  The police have never found the bodies of the girls. As for Naïma B., she has always proclaimed her innocence. Her lawyers are delighted with her release. "We had (…)

• Ceuta Official Summoned Over Controversial Repatriation of Migrant Minors to Morocco
  2 December 2021, by Prince

  The Ceuta prosecutor’s office has summoned Salvadora Mateos, the government delegate in Ceuta, to appear in the case relating to the return of more than 50 minor migrants to Morocco in August.
  Salvadora Mateos is being summoned for having authorized the return of these minors, who entered Ceuta illegally on May 17 and 18, causing an unprecedented migration crisis. Accused of falsifying administrative documents, she is invited to testify on December 13, judicial sources tell EFE. The (…)

• Reuters Names Photo of Weeping Moroccan Teen Migrant Among Best of 2021
  5 December 2021, by Prince

  The Reuters agency has selected Achraf’s photo among the best photos of this year 2021. The Moroccan minor who arrived in May in Ceuta on a makeshift raft made with plastic bottles, burst into tears when it was decided to return him to Morocco.
  The image of Achraf, the minor returned by the Spanish army to Morocco, after the migration crisis in May, has been chosen as one of the best of this year by the Reuters agency. This selection was made at a time when the Ceuta prosecutor’s office (…)

• 4-Year-Old Dies from Scorpion Sting in Morocco Amid Serum Shortage
  30 July 2024, by Prince

  A four-year-old child died on Sunday from the effects of a scorpion sting near his family home in Oulad Azzouz, in the province of Khouribga.
  Stung by a scorpion, the child was urgently transferred by his parents to the emergency room of the Khouribga hospital where he finally died due to the lack of anti-venom serum in this center, according to sources at Alyaoum24.
  Cases of scorpion stings and snake bites increase in the province of Khouribga during the summer. Children and the (…)

• Parents Arrested in Morocco for Alleged Murder and Cover-Up of 12-Year-Old Son
  10 August 2024, by Prince

  The elements of the Gendarmerie of El Kelâa des Sraghna have arrested an individual accused of having tortured to death his 12-year-old son and concealed this murder, making it appear that the victim committed suicide.
  The man, as well as his wife who allegedly helped him conceal the murder of their minor son, were arrested after the gendarmerie elements conducted their investigation and discovered that the victim did not commit suicide, as his parents had tried to make believe.
  The (…)