{
  "id": 8151428,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:06:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "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, 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.\n\nAfter 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.\n\nNirmeen 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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      {
        "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 Australia",
        "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",
        "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."
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