The victim suffered skull bone fractures The crime resulted from accumulated financial and family disputes

The Egyptian Public Prosecution is conducting extensive investigations into a tragic crime that shook Cairo Governorate, after a woman was killed by her husband, a businessman, inside their rented apartment. The incident followed family disputes that escalated into a violent assault using sharp tools, leaving behind two children and widespread shock in Egyptian society.

The incident began when the Ministry of Interior received a report from the suspect, a 53-year-old man, stating that he had killed his wife inside their home. Security forces immediately moved to the scene, where he was arrested, and it was found that he had a bite injury on his right hand.

The initial inspection of the apartment revealed a horrific scene, as the victim had suffered skull bone fractures due to blows with a sharp object, in addition to multiple stab wounds across different parts of her body, totaling around 25 stab wounds.

The tools used in the crime—a hammer and a sharp object—were seized, both stained with blood. The investigation authorities then interrogated the suspect, who gave detailed confessions about the incident.

The suspect explained that the crime resulted from accumulated financial and family disputes, noting that he previously owned a chain of commercial stores before his financial situation deteriorated, forcing him to sell his assets and work for his brother to pay off his debts.

He added that on the day of the incident, a heated argument broke out between him and his wife after the children left for school, over repeated financial demands. The dispute escalated after he was insulted and bitten, which caused him to lose control and attack her using a hammer and a sharp object.

The suspect concluded his confession by expressing remorse over what happened, stressing that a moment of anger and accumulated disputes led to the collapse of his life and the displacement of his children after the incident.