KUWAIT: A
domestic helper was rushed to Mubarak Hospital following a suicide attempt by
ingesting a large quantity of medicine, but the sponsor's action saved her
life. The sponsor called police, who rushed to the scene with paramedics and
found the Sri Lankan woman in critical condition. Doctors performed gastric
lavage and her condition stabilized.

Domestic violence

An Egyptian man
beat his wife due to a domestic dispute, causing various injuries. Police had
to intervene to rescue the woman after she called them for help. The couple was
taken to the police station, where the woman insisted on lodging a complaint
and submitted a medical report stating her condition.

Fight

A fight broke out
following a car accident. Policemen intervened and referred the incident to the
police. The incident began when the vehicles collided and sustained damage. The
two motorists exchanged blame, which evolved to exchanging blows.

Abnormal
condition

Hawally police
arrested three citizens who were in an abnormal condition and had psychoactive
tablets on them. All were sent to concerned authorities. A police patrol
spotted the three in a parked car in Hawally.

Addict arrested

Hawally police
arrested an Egyptian man who lay down on the pavement in Nugra after consuming
too much drugs. Interior ministry operations received a call from passersby
about a man in an abnormal condition behaving strangely in Nugra. Police and
paramedics went to the scene and found the suspect lying on the ground. When a
policeman approached him, he attempted to escape on foot but failed when a
police patrol cut him off. He was treated, then sent to the police station to
face legal action. - Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Rai