{
  "id": 14094834,
  "title": "UAE court upholds conviction over child’s drowning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/uae-court-upholds-conviction-over-childs-drowning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/crime/uae-court-upholds-conviction-over-childs-drowning-1.500707662"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sharjah: The UAE Federal Supreme Court has upheld a conviction against a supervisor who left a group of children unattended at a swimming pool, resulting in the drowning of one child during a trip. The court rejected the supervisor's appeal, finding him and the pool's supervisor guilty of negligence, each fined Dh1,000 and ordered to pay blood money (diya). The court emphasized that responsibility for children's safety does not end when they are brought to a sports club or designated facility, but continues until they are directly handed over to someone who has assumed full supervision.",
  "summary": "Sharjah: The UAE Federal Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a supervisor who left a group of children at a swimming pool before the coach had taken charge of them, after one child drowned during the trip. The court rejected the supervisor’s appeal against his conviction for causing the child’s death through negligence. Both he and the person responsible for supervision at the swimming…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}