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Fayhan al-Ghamdi is a Saudi Arabian television preacher who came to world attention in 2013 after being told to pay blood money for the rape and murder of his five-year-old daughter Lama.
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Career
Al-Ghamdi presented a television show on Saudi television.
Daughter
In October 2012 Al-Ghamdi's daughter Lama died after spending seven months in hospital. She had been raped and beaten, and was left with a crushed skull and a broken left arm and ribs. Al-Ghamdi admitted to having disciplined her with a cane and cable. He was reported to have been released after spending a couple of months in prison after paying Lama's mother a figure said to be equivalent to £31,000. On October 7, 2013, it was announced that Al-Ghamdi had been sentenced to 8 years in prison, plus 600 lashes.
Public reaction
Saudi activists have objected to the ruling and members of the public have been using the Twitter hashtag #AnaLama - Arabic for "I Am Lama".
Due to public anger Saudi authorities have announced that they are planning to set up a 24-hour hotline to report child abuse.