Compensation for Syrian after pregnant wife denied help on Swiss train

Switzerland’s Federal Court has partially upheld the appeal of a Syrian family being deported from Switzerland to Italy in 2014. The man has now also received compensation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The border guards refused to provide medical assistance to the woman, who was 27 weeks pregnant at the time and was suffering from increasing pain on arrival in Brig. Despite repeated requests from the husband, the border guards did not seek medical help. After the family arrived in Italy, the unborn child was found to have died in hospital. + Swiss border guards convicted over Syrian woman’s stillbirth Following her complaint, the Federal Administrative Court awarded the woman CHF12,000 ($13,450) in compensation. In a ruling published on Friday, the Federal Supreme Court awarded the husband CHF1,000. According to the court, the man was directly affected by the events in Brig. He had to watch as his wife was not given any help. The man’s mental ...