CAIRO: A court in Egypt convicted three teenage boys of fatally stabbing another boy who was defending a girl from sexual harassment, sentencing them to 15 years in prison.
The juvenile court found the three defendants had repeatedly stabbed Mahmoud el-Banna, 17, in October. The count also sentenced a fourth defendant to five years in prison on similar charges. The verdict can be appealed before a higher court.
El-Banna’s killing stunned Egypt, with local media extensively covering the case. Surveys indicate that a vast majority of Egyptian women feel insecure in the streets.
There were calls on social media to execute the defendants, who are all under 18 years of age. The court gave them the maximum sentence set by Egypt’s laws for children accused of murder.
Sunday’s session took place amid tight security in the Nile Delta city of Shebeen el-Kom, 75 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital, Cairo.
Sexual harassment, mostly ranging from catcalls to occasional pinching or grabbing, is rampant in Egypt.
In 2014, Egypt’s penal code was amended amid pressure from women’s groups to include a broad definition of sexual harassment and tougher penalties. However, most women remain reluctant to file complaints for fear of stigmatization.
Egypt court sentences 3 teens to 15 years for grisly murder
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Egypt court sentences 3 teens to 15 years for grisly murder
- El-Banna’s killing stunned Egypt, with local media extensively covering the case
- Sexual harassment, mostly ranging from catcalls to occasional pinching or grabbing, is rampant in Egypt
Palestinian succumbs to injuries inflicted by Israeli gunfire near Jerusalem
- Yousef Omar Aql, 33, was from Bidya, a town west of Salfit in the northern occupied West Bank
LONDON: A Palestinian man died on Tuesday from injuries sustained in Al-Ram town, north of East Jerusalem, after being shot by Israeli forces.
Yousef Omar Aql, 33, from the town of Bidya, which is west of Salfit in the northern occupied West Bank, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Israeli forces. He was injured a week earlier in Al-Ram while trying to enter his workplace in Israel.
Aql was transferred to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah after being shot. He was admitted to intensive care but was declared dead on Tuesday after suffering critical injuries.
More than 1,000 Palestinians, including militants, have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers since the start of the Gaza war in late 2023, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. During the same period, 43 Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed in Palestinian attacks in the West Bank, according to official Israeli figures.
