The Rosso court has sentenced the sheikh of the El Mabrouk mahadra (Quranic school), Abou Bakr Ould Sidi Ahmed Babe, known as "Bekrin", to two years in prison, one of them to be served and the other suspended, and ordered him to pay diya (blood money) over the death of the pupil Sidi Mohamed Ould Mahfoudh.
The case concerns the death of the child inside the mahadra, located in the municipality of El Meissar in the department of Boutilimit. The sheikh and the mahadra's supervisor, El Ghassem Ould Saleh, faced charges of negligence in the care of a child who was under their responsibility, leading to his death.
During the trial, the prosecution sought a five-year prison sentence for "Bekrin" and the payment of aggravated diya, while the child's father called for a new autopsy. The sheikh, for his part, denied responsibility for the incident, saying he had monitored the pupil's health and made sure he received the necessary treatment.
