Murder

Egypt’s Armed Forces refers medical officer to urgent trial for murder

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 - 07:14 GMT

“The case was referred to an "urgent" criminal trial before the Military Criminal Court,” Abdel-Hafez added.

Egyptian Armed Forces affirms prosecution of officer who committed murder

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 - 06:12 GMT

The Egyptian Armed Forces issued Tuesday a press statement announcing that the suspect in a murder case in New Cairo and who is a medical officer had been charged with manslaughter.

Death penalty of Nayera Ashraf killer carried out Wednesday

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 - 01:10 GMT

That is almost a year after he had been handed the sentence and months after it had been upheld.

Egypt's Court of Cassation upholds death sentence against killer of 'Nayera Ashraf'

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 - 12:36 GMT

The convict appealed the sentence in August one month after the ruling of Mansoura Criminal Court and two months after he had committed the murder.

Court detains university student for 15 days pending probe over killing female colleague in Egypt’s Zagazig

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 - 03:23 GMT

Zagazig Court of First Instance decided on Thursday to remand in custody a university student for 15 days pending investigations into charges of premeditated murder of Salma Bahgat, a 20-year-old colleague.

Killer of Nayera Ashraf appeals death sentence before Court of Cassation

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 - 04:49 GMT

Mohamed Adel, killer of Mansoura University Student Nayera Ashraf, appealed Wednesday, before the Court of Cassation, the death sentence he was handed last month.

Nayera Ashraf’s murder case: Evidences behind death penalty, expected legal scenarios

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 - 11:46 GMT

Mansoura Criminal Court sentenced to death the killer of student Nayera Ashraf Wednesday, on the grounds of his accusation of premeditated murder.

Mansoura Criminal Court sentences killer of Nayera Ashraf to death

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 - 08:41 GMT

Mansoura Criminal Court sentenced to death the killer of student Nayera Ashraf Wednesday, after taking Grand Mufti’s non-binding religious advise.

Husband accused of killing Egyptian TV presenter Shaimaa Gamal arrested in Suez

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 - 09:09 GMT

Earlier this week, the Public Prosecution announced launching a probe into the murder of Gamal after her husband, a member of a judicial authority, reported that she is missing.

Death sentence imminent in the murder case of Nayera Ashraf, prosecution to post argument online

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 - 06:56 GMT

After two hearings in the case murdering Nayera Ashraf outside Mansoura University, the presiding judge referred the file of defendant Mohamed Adel to the Grand Mufti, indicating the death penalty on Tuesday.

Mansoura student killer pleads guilty, makes allegations against victim

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 - 01:45 GMT

Mohamed Adel, killer of student Nayera Ashraf, pleaded guilty Sunday before Mansoura Criminal Court, saying "I was fully sane when I committed the crime."

Egypt's Top Prosecutor orders killer of Mansoura student detained for 4 days pending investigations

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 - 08:53 GMT

Egypt’s Top Prosecutor Hamada el-Sawy ordered the detention of Mohamed Adel, who is accused of premeditated murder of a student at Mansoura University, for four days pending investigations.

‘I, family going through hard time’: Egypt’s immigration min. says as son accused of committing murder

Sat, 28 May 2022 - 02:23 GMT

In a post on her personal Facebook page, Makram asked people to pray for her and her family in such difficult time, adding that she prays for Ramy and the victims of the murder crime.

Court refers case of murderer of Alexandria priest to Grand Mufti for advisory on death sentence

Thu, 19 May 2022 - 08:33 GMT

Alexandria Criminal Court ruled Wednesday to refer the case in which the defendant Abdel Rahman el-Nahr accused of murdering Priest Arsanios Wadeed to the Grand Mufti for religious advisory on death sentence.

1st trial session of murderer of Alexandria priest kicks off at criminal court

Sat, 14 May 2022 - 08:43 GMT

The 22nd Circuit Alexandria Criminal Court started Saturday the first hearing session in the trial of the murderer of the priest of Alexandria, Reverend Arsanios Wadeed, who was killed by a man while on the Corniche last month.

Man who killed his daughter’s fiancée, buried him in Cairo’s Rehab apartment sentenced to death

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 - 01:24 GMT

Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a man in his late fifties to death over killing his daughter’s fiancée and burying him in an apartment in Cairo’s Rehab city in 2018, a crime that has sparked uproar on social media.

Egypt’s embassy in Rome follows up on probe into murder of citizen in Italy

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 - 02:20 GMT

The Italian authorities said that the citizen, who was killed several days ago, was handcuffed and his feet were tied, adding that the dead body has traces of suffocation.

Egypt's Attorney General refers 3 defendants to criminal court over killing girl in Kafr el Dawar

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 - 10:29 GMT

The three defendants confessed their wrongdoing after the investigations uncovered their malicious plots.

3 to be tried over murdering woman for receiving male visitor in her apartment

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 - 07:25 GMT

One of the three accused is the landlord of a residential building in the Al Sallam district in Cairo, where the woman lives.

Arab League says only Saudi authorities can punish people responsible for Khashoggi murder

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 - 06:27 GMT

A US intelligence report claiming that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved an operation to capture or kill the Saudi journalist in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul.

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