Nimisha Priya
Indian nurse convicted of murder
Nimisha Priya (born 1987) is an Indian nurse and convicted murderer. She has been on death row in Yemen's Central prison since 2018, after being convicted of the 2017 murder of a Yemeni citizen.
Life
Priya grew up in Kollengode, Palakkad, Kerala, where she did well in school. A local church supported her financially, allowing her to complete a course in nursing. However, Priya was unable to work as a nurse in Kerala, as she "hadn't cleared her school leaving exams" prior to beginning her nursing studies.
In 2008, Priya moved from Kerala to Yemen for work. In Yemen, she worked as a nurse for a government-run hospital in the country's capital, Sanaa. In 2014, Priya left her job with the hope of starting her own clinic. Per Yemeni law, Priya needed a Yemeni business partner, so she recruited Talal Abdo Mahdi, a local businessman who owned a textile shop. In early 2015, Priya opened the Al Aman Medical Clinic, a 14-bed facility, financing the move with money she and her husband had borrowed.
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