KUWAIT CITY, Nov 6: The Criminal Court upheld the verdict of a First Instance Court acquitting a female citizen accused of killing two children. The defendant is said to have hit the children with her car while they were crossing the Airport Road from school.
The defendant’s attorney Bassam Assousi said his client is not guilty of the crime, even though she is sad over the incident. He argued the children had not taken the right path to cross the road, considering there was a pedestrian bridge nearby. He argued his client wasn’t driving fast, but the children appeared on the road suddenly and she couldn’t avoid hitting them.

9 jailed: The Court of Appeals recently upheld the verdict of the Court of First Instance, which had earlier sentenced nine Asians to seven years in prison with hard labor for stealing from several jewelry shops throughout the country.
The Court of First Instance also ordered the deportation of the Asians immediately after serving the jail term.  The suspects were also fined KD 500 each.


Salmiya fight: Two youths suffered from injuries in different parts of their bodies after engaging in a public brawl with 13 others along the Restaurants Street in Salmiya on Saturday.
Securitymen and medical emergency personnel rushed to the location immediately after the Operations Room received information on the fight. The rescuers referred the injured to a nearby hospital, while the other youths were taken to a police station for questioning and other necessary legal action.
Preliminary investigations revealed some of the youths were harassing a cross-dresser, infuriating the other group. A heated argument between the two groups escalated into a fistfight.
In an unrelated incident, a 36-year-old Egyptian got multiple injuries after a fistfight with another expatriate in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. He was referred to Farwaniya Hospital.
Another quarrel took place inside a famous commercial complex in Al-Rai, causing injuries to an unidentified man who was admitted to Farwaniya Hospital.

Meanwhile, fire broke out in a bus along King Fahad Road in Ahmadi Saturday due to electric short circuit.
The Operations Room at the Ministry of Interior dispatched a team of securitymen, medical emergency personnel and firefighters to the location after receiving information on the fire.  Firemen extinguished the fire in record time.
No casualties or injuries were reported but the fire is said to have caused damages estimated at KD 5,000.