In a case reminiscent of an action film, a Bahraini man found himself embroiled in a theft accusation after selflessly assisting a woman who claimed her son had drowned. However, the Lower Criminal Court ultimately acquitted him of all charges. The incident unfolded in a well-known shopping mall, as detailed by the defendant’s lawyer, Ibtisam Al Sabbagh. Two women in niqab entered the mall and headed to the electronics section, where one of them asked a store employee to show her a mobile phone. While the employee was distracted, her accomplice stealthily stole five iPhones and a pair of AirPods. They then moved to the grocery section, where the thief broke the boxes containing the stolen phones and concealed them in her clothing before quickly exiting through an emergency exit. At the same time, the accused was arriving at the mall in his car to meet his wife, with whom he was having a dispute. He was aware that she took their daughter to the mall’s play area every Friday. In an effort to reconcile, he intended to surprise them. However, he was startled when the masked woman suddenly emerged from the emergency exit, waved at him, and entered his […]