A young man in his thirties working as a blacksmith, was killed by his friend and with the help of 4 of his friends, following he lured him to the latter’s house, in Ezbet Al-Bahtini, affiliated to the Ismailia Center Department, and practiced a torture party on him until he died, due to differences between them, then they threw him in the Ismailia Canal.
Major General Mansour Lashin, Assistant Minister of Interior and Director of Ismailia Security, received a notification from Lieutenant-Colonel Marwan El-Tahawy, head of the investigations of the Ismailia Center, stating that a young man had killed his friend following a torture ceremony conducted by the latter following he lured him to his home in Ezbet El-Bahtain of the Ismailia Police Station Department, due to disagreements between them. By dumping his body in the Ismailia Canal, the detectives immediately moved to the scene of the incident and inspected the body. The Public Prosecution office, which looked into the incident, was notified and ordered that the body of the victim be transferred to the mortuary of Suez Canal University Hospital. A report was drawn up on the incident..
Preliminary investigations into the incident revealed that the accused is “Ahmed. A,” a bean and falafel seller, and a resident of Ezbet Al-Bahtini in Ismailia. He lured his friend, “Ahmed. Q.,” 35 years old, a blacksmith, residing in the Al-Hakr area in the second division, with the help of 4 of his friends. The victim was beaten until he died, and the body was dumped in the Ismailia Canal, and the detectives succeeded in arresting the five accused.
