Sydney woman sentenced for killing and dismembering abusive husband

Nirmeen Noufl, a 55-year-old woman, has been sentenced to a minimum of three years in jail for killing and dismembering her abusive husband, Mamdouh Noufl, in their Sydney home. According to reports, an argument between the couple became physical, with Mamdouh choking and assaulting Nirmeen, who then stabbed him with a renovation tool in what she claimed was self-defence.

After killing her husband, Nirmeen dismembered his body and disposed of the remains in bins around south-west Sydney. His body has not been found. She was arrested in October 2023 and initially lied to police multiple times about her husband's disappearance.

Nirmeen pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of excessive self-defence, and will be eligible for parole next October, after serving a minimum of three years. Justice Peter Hamill, who sentenced her, described the disposal of the body as "thorough as it was brutal".

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