An American Christian couple accused of starving their adopted daughter to death were acquitted on Sunday, but were stopped by security when they tried to leave Qatar.
Matthew and Grace Huang’s eight-year-old daughter Gloria died in January 2013. The parents were arrested the day after her death and subsequently charged with murder.
The case has been riddled with confusion. The Huangs were eventually convicted in March 2014 of exposing Gloria to danger, but not deliberately starving her. They were sentenced to three years in prison.
The ruling was overturned on Sunday at an appeal court, where it was found that the lower courts had made numerous mistakes.
But when the couple tried to leave the country on Sunday evening, they were told at Doha airport that a new arrest warrant had been issued and their passports were taken from them, the family’s representative, Eric Volz, told Reuters.
“This is sort of a spiteful move,” Volz said…Read More
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