Egyptian Public Prosecution reveals details of grotesque Ismailia crime

MENA

Published: 2021-11-03 23:06

Last Updated: 2024-03-26 23:18


Egyptian Public Prosecution reveals details of grotesque Ismailia crime
Egyptian Public Prosecution reveals details of grotesque Ismailia crime

The Egyptian Public Prosecution detained a suspect who killed someone and wounded two others in Ismailia, Egypt.

The suspect will be detained for four days pending investigations.

It also decided to take the necessary measures to diagnose his current psychological and mental state.

The Egyptian Ministry of Interior had arrested him after he cut off the head of a worker and separated his head from his body in a street in Ismailia, in a crime that shook Egypt.

The Ministry stated, in a statement, that it had arrested a "psychologically distraught" man in Ismailia, who had previously been detained in a clinic for addiction treatment, after he beheaded a worker on a main street, and was mumbling incomprehensible words.

The Public Prosecution issued a statement that said that the crime was recorded on video and that the testimonies of two injured victims in addition to five other witnesses were heard and the video clips from surveillance cameras were taken.

It noted that the suspect and the accused had a discussion “for a few minutes that ended with the accused committing his crime. The suspect told pedestrians that he and the victim had had previous disputes and quarrels so they would leave them alone.”

“The accused, then, assaulted two pedestrians, one of whom was an acquaintance,” it added. “The suspect tried to escape but was caught by citizens.”

During interrogation, the accused admitted to what was attributed to him, of deliberately killing the victim with premeditation, and the association of that felony with the felony of attempting to kill another person, he also admitted to using various narcotic substances on the morning of its occurrence, and admitted to the types of narcotics.

The Public Prosecution called on citizens "not to circulate clips of the crime because of the heinous scenes they carry, and for law enforcement authorities alone to view and examine the videos, as they are considered evidence and are not subject to circulation or publication."