Kuwait: Five youths on Wednesday assaulted security officers at Jahra Hospital after trying to break the door of a freezer at the morgue to look at the remains of their brother, who died in a traffic accident. One of the officers, identified only as C. Sh., sustained injuries in various parts of his body and is now confined at the hospital while his colleague got minor injuries.Security sources said the youths' brother, identified as B.N., suffered from serious injuries when one of the tyres of his car exploded causing the vehicle to overturn on Al-Subiya Road Wednesday morning. The victim was confined at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Jahra Hospital, where he died after one hour.
Sources disclosed the brothers and friends of the victim arrived at the hospital later requesting to see his remains but the security officers stopped them from entering the morgue. The group reacted violently and assaulted the officers. Back-up forces were immediately deployed to the hospital leading to the arrest of three of the youths, who were referred to Al-Naeem Police Station for interrogation.