Fayhan al-Ghamdi
Saudi Arabian television preacher
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Fayhan al-Ghamdi (Arabic: فيحان الغامدي) is a Saudi Arabian television preacher and Muslim cleric who came to world attention in 2013 after being ordered to pay blood money for the murder of his five-year-old daughter, Lama.[1] Though activists feared that he might be released after paying blood money, Al-Ghamdi was sentenced to receive 800 lashes and eight years' imprisonment.[2]
Career
Al-Ghamdi presented a television show on Saudi television.[1]
Daughter
In October 2012, Al-Ghamdi's daughter Lama died after spending seven months in hospital.[3] She had been beaten, and was left with a crushed skull and a broken left arm and ribs. Al-Ghamdi admitted to having disciplined her with a cane and cable.[3] He was reported to have been released after spending a couple of months in prison after paying Lama's mother a figure said to be equivalent to $267,000.[4] On 7 October 2013, it was announced that Al-Ghamdi had been sentenced to 8 years in prison, plus 800 lashes.[5][4] The sentence was reduced when the charge of sexual assault was dropped, the charge of manslaughter was also dropped and instead the court considered in its ruling only the charge of "excessive disciplining that resulted in death". It had previously been reduced to only four years, and with the new ruling it was changed to a mere three years. [6]
