Jordan: Teenager who had his eyes gouged out by gang to receive treatment in Germany
16-year-old’s hands were chopped off too during attack in Zarqa city
Dubai: 16-year-old Zarqa crime victim Saleh Hamdan - who had his hands chopped off and his eyes gouged out by a gang - will be transferred to Germany for medical treatment at the expense of the company that donated prosthetics to him, Salah’s mother said today.
Additionally, Saleh will be fitted with prosthetic limbs in Germany, she added. The boy had undergone four surgeries since the attack, one in his hand and three in his eye.
On October 13, a group of men beat Saleh to near death, gouging his eyes out and amputating his forearms in a case that has rocked Jordan.
The boy said the group had targeted him because of a murder perpetrated by his father, for which he is currently imprisoned.
His Majesty King Abdullah II had issued directives to provide all the necessary medical care to the boy.