Sharjah school pays Dh200,000 blood money after boy drowns in pool

Sharjah - The case file will be referred to court after all investigations have been completed.

Five individuals have been charged with negligence in the death of a 4-year-old Emirati boy at a school in Sharjah last week.
The teachers and administrators were released on bail after the school paid blood money worth Dh200,000 to the public prosecutor's office, as per Ittihad report.
Investigations and interrogations are still ongoing regarding the incident. Statements are being taken from the concerned persons as well as from the Sharjah Education Council and the Ministry of Education.  
The case file will be referred to court after all investigations have been completed. 
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Exactly one week ago, a four-year-old Emirati boy in the ELC stage had drowned in the swimming pool of a well-known private school in Sharjah.
The child had drowned after a swimming lesson during the Physical Education session. 
The operations room received the emergency call at 10.30am on Wednesday.
Teams from Sharjah's Industrial Area Police station and ambulance vehicles were immediately dispatched to the school.
The child was rushed to Al Qasimi hospital where medical staff attempted to resuscitate him but to no avail.
Find out what happened with is father on the day of the incident. 

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