Children of US couple in death probe leave Qatar

Doha: The family of an American couple facing charges in Qatar of starving to death their eight-year-old adopted daughter says the Gulf state has allowed their two other children to return to the United States.

A statement on Monday says the children, also adopted from Africa, arrived on Saturday from Qatar and are staying with relatives in Washington state.

Last week, a judge in Qatar ordered Matthew and Grace Huang to remain jailed pending their next hearing scheduled for November 6.

They are charged with starving and mistreating their Ghanaian-born daughter Gloria, who died in January. The former California couple says the girl died from medical problems complicated by anorexia-like bouts.

Matthew Huang was working on water engineering projects as part of infrastructure improvements for Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup.