Riyadh, Feb. 14 -- The Riyadh Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia has once again postponed the final verdict in the case of Abdul Rahim, a native of Kodampuzha in Kozhikode district of Kerala. He has been imprisoned for the last 18 years for the alleged murder of a 15-year-old Saudi boy.

Citing incomplete procedures, the court on Thursday, February 13, adjourned the case, marking the eighth time its ruling has been deferred.

Rahim moved to Saudi Arabia in 2006 to work as a driver for Saudi national Abdulla Abdurahman Al Shahri and also cared for a boy with disabilities. One day, while driving with the boy, a device that assisted his breathing accidentally fell into the vehicle, causing the boy to lose consciousness and eventually die.

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