A Bahraini man murdered his four-month-old baby and caused the death of his wife after becoming convinced that the child had been possessed by an evil spirit.
The man threw the baby out of the window of his car while driving down a highway in Manama, Bahrain, at which point his wife fled the vehicle and was hit by a truck.
He was found guilty of killing the baby and causing the death of his wife, and sentenced to 15 years in jail and 1,500 lashes by a court in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The man had reportedly become convinced that his young child had been possessed by a jinn - a spirit which Muslims believe can take over the body of a human.
He had reportedly been high on unnamed drugs when he the incident took place last year, Gulf News reports.
The unnamed man started beating his child while driving on a highway in the small Gulf state of Bahrain, and suddenly threw the baby out of the window.
His shocked wife managed to get out of the car and started running down the road to get help, but was hit by a speeding lorry and killed instantly.
The man continued driving until he met a police vehicle, which he flagged down from the driver's seat.
According to a police officer's statement, the man was 'mumbling incomprehensible words' and had blood on his clothes and in the car.
He was arrested after trying to flee the scene, and was allegedly began 'screaming hysterically that he had killed the jinn' when taken away by police.
The man was found guilty of the deaths of his wife and child by a court in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
A prosecutor had called for a death sentence, which was rejected by the judge.
Instead, the judge ruled that the man would serve five years for the murder of his child, and ten years for causing the death of his wife and driving while under the influence.
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