Second daughter of British-Palestinian family who drowned off UK coast dies in hospital
A six-year-old girl has died in hospital days after her parents and sister drowned off the south coast of England. Saja El-Khawas was rescued but died on Friday, three days after the incident at Shoreham-by-Sea, according to a law firm acting for the hospital and a Palestinian group. She had been in a critical condition since. Parents Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina El-Khawas, 37, and sister Sara…
The six-year-old daughter of a British-Palestinian family, Saja El-Khawas, has passed away in a hospital following a tragic incident that led to the drowning of her parents and sister off the coast of England. Saja, who was in a critical condition for three days after being rescued, succumbed to her injuries on Friday. Her parents, Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina El-Khawas, 37, and her 14-year-old sister, Sara, were initially found by a lifeboat after getting into difficulty in the sea but were pronounced dead at the scene on Tuesday.
The incident occurred near Shoreham-by-Sea and is being treated as a tragic accident with no involvement from a third party, as stated by Sussex Police. Hassan and Zeina, born in the Rashidieh refugee camp in Lebanon, were British citizens and well-established in the UK, being active members of the British Palestinian community.
Nehad Khanfar, head of the Association of Palestinians Communities in the UK, confirmed that the family's other members, including Sara's brother and children, are receiving support from close friends and family, who are extended relatives in Lebanon. Sara, a Year 8 student at Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls in Ealing, London, was remembered for her kindness and was greatly missed.
Her school paid tribute to her, expressing condolences to her family, friends, and all those affected by this unfortunate event.
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