President of El Melaab Commune sentenced to prison in death case of a woman in Midelt

Judicial verdict in the case of a woman’s death in Midelt

The Court of First Instance in Midelt issued a verdict this Thursday evening sentencing Lahou El Marbouh, president of the El Melaab commune in the Errachidia province, to eight months of actual imprisonment.

This ruling follows investigations into the death of a woman inside a hotel in the city, an incident that has garnered significant local attention.

Background and investigation details

The details of the case date back to last September, when the victim was transported to the provincial hospital in Midelt in critical condition from a hotel in the city, before passing away.

The incident led the competent authorities to open a thorough investigation to determine the causes and circumstances surrounding the death, ultimately bringing the case before the judiciary and resulting in the aforementioned first-instance ruling.