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US couple cleared in daughter’s death leaves Qatar

American couple Grace, right, and Matthew Huang walk to their departure gate with U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, Dana Shell Smith, left, at the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014. A Qatari appeals court on Sunday overturned a ruling against an American couple over the death of their adopted daughter and said they are free to leave, ending a closely watched legal saga that may have stemmed from cultural misunderstandings in the conservative Gulf nation. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal) American couple Grace, right, and Matthew Huang walk to their departure gate with U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, Dana Shell Smith, left, at the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014. A Qatari appeals court on Sunday overturned a ruling against an American couple over the death of their adopted daughter and said they are free to leave, ending a closely watched legal saga that may have stemmed from cultural misunderstandings in the conservative Gulf nation. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

By Associated Press December 3, 2014 1 min read

DOHA, Qatar (AP) – An American couple cleared of charges in their adopted daughter’s death have passed through passport control and are set to leave Qatar.

Matthew and Grace Huang departure on Wednesday will close a nearly two-year saga that climaxed in a court ruling absolving them of any wrongdoing in the death of their 8-year-old daughter Gloria.

Their departure comes after the Gulf Arab nation lifted the travel ban against the couple.

The Huangs were arrested in January 2013 on murder charges following the death in Qatar of Gloria, who was born in Ghana.

The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it applauds the lifting of the travel ban, and is looking forward to seeing the Los Angeles couple reunited with their other children.

A Qatari appeals court overturned charges against them on Sunday.