{
  "id": 8149192,
  "title": "Sydney woman sentenced for killing and dismembering abusive husband",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sydney-woman-sentenced-for-killing-and-dismembering-abusive-husband",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:06:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/18/sydney-woman-nirmeen-noufl-sentenced-killing-and-dismembering-abusive-husband-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "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, 62. According to agreed facts in the case, an argument between the couple became physical in May 2023, during which Noufl was assaulted, pinned to the kitchen floor, and choked. She then stabbed him with a renovation tool, believing her life was in danger.\n\nNoufl dismembered her husband's body and disposed of the remains in bins around south-west Sydney. The body has not been found. She was arrested in October 2023 and pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of excessive self-defence. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported that Noufl's guilty plea was accepted by prosecutors on the grounds that her husband was abusive and had attacked her.\n\nThe ABC News AU reported that Noufl will be eligible for parole next October, having been sentenced to a minimum jail term of three years, with an additional 12 months added to her sentence, as per The Guardian Australia. Justice Peter Hamill described the disposal of the body as \"as thorough as it was brutal\" when sentencing Noufl.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Melbourne woman set to be extradited after gun allegedly linked to Sydney killing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/melbourne-woman-set-to-be-extradited-after-gun-allegedly-linked-to",
        "published": "2026-09-17T22:48:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Sydney woman who dismembered husband could be released in one year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sydney-woman-who-dismembered-husband-could-be-released-in-one-year",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:22:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Sydney woman who dismembered husband could be released in one year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sydney-woman-who-dismembered-husband-could-be-released-in-one-year-8142155",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:22:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Sydney woman sentenced for killing and dismembering abusive husband",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sydney-woman-sentenced-for-killing-and-dismembering-abusive-husband-8151428",
        "published": "2026-09-18T02:06:52.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}