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28 March 2024

Girl who dumped infant 16 years ago repents

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A Saudi girl who dumped an infant she delivered after an illegitimate affair said she had repented her mistake and indicated she is willing to have the boy back.

The girl made the confession in a brief remark she wrote on the website of Al Amal (hope) complex for mental health in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Without identifying herself, she revealed that she had that baby 16 years ago as a result of an illegitimate relationship and that she dumped him at an obstetrics hospital in Riyadh before disappearing.

The girl said she had abandoned her child because she feared she would be shamed by her people and prosecuted by authorities.

“I feel very sorry now for abandoning my baby...I had thought many times of going back to the hospital to ask about him but I could not....I am writing this so you can advise me what to do,” she said in her message, a copy of which was published by the Saudi Arabic language daily Sabq.