Egyptian woman kills husband with cleaver, hides dismembered body for 10 days
Dubai: An Egyptian woman has been arrested for allegedly drugging her husband, killing him with a meat cleaver and dismembering his body before hiding the remains beneath a staircase for 10 days following a dispute over EGP250,000 from the sale of a house. The gruesome killing took place in Qena Governorate in southern Egypt, where police uncovered the crime after discovering the dismembered…
In Qena Governorate, southern Egypt, a gruesome murder came to light after 10 days of being hidden. The victim, a 57-year-old man, was killed by his third wife using a meat cleaver after a dispute over a sum of 250,000 Egyptian pounds received from the sale of their house. The crime was uncovered when the victim's niece, who had recently bought the property, demanded its demolition.
The dismembered remains were found hidden beneath a staircase and subsequently dumped near an irrigation canal. The suspect, who was also the victim's third wife, has been arrested and confessed to the crime. The case is currently under investigation by the judicial authorities.
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