Spanish Driver Who Rammed Rabat Hospital Declared Mentally Unfit for Trial

Mitigating circumstances for the Spaniard who had rammed the Rabat hospital. Based on the psychiatric medical expertise ordered by the court, the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Rabat declared him criminally irresponsible and at the same time decided not to prosecute him for the acts he committed, which puts an end to his legal troubles. The accused suffers from psychiatric disorders. He was prosecuted for attempted premeditated murder. Pending his admission to the Ar-Razi hospital, specialized in the treatment of mental and psychological illnesses, he has returned to the Al Arjat prison.

In late October 2021, a 39-year-old Spaniard dangerously and deliberately burst into the emergency department of the Cheikh Zaid hospital in a car, endangering the safety of staff and patients and causing deep shock to nurses and a patient, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). A nurse and a patient also suffered deep shock following this incident, the same source said. He would have had a dispute with the establishment over the care of a relative and would be "known to the hospital service".