A child in Qena was enticed with the offer of sweets and subsequently murdered. The accused, a 17-year-old neighbor named A.H.S., lured the victim, MAAM, to cane plantations where they molested her and removed her clothing. She cried for help but was unable to breathe due to the offender’s actions. A.H.S. murdered her and stole her golden earring, which they later placed within their grandmother’s oven. The incident occurred on November 25, 2022, in Al-Manshiya area of Marashda village in Waqf Center, Qena. Investigative authorities discovered that A.H.S. committed the crime under the influence of marijuana. The Criminal and Child Misdemeanor Court sentenced A.H.S. to 15 years in prison for murder, a year for stealing the earring, three years, and a fine of 10,000 pounds for possession of a quantity of hashish with the intention of using.
08:43 PM
Thursday 06 April 2023
Qena – Abdul Rahman Al-Qurashi:
“Come, I will buy you sweetness.” A sentence said by the accused child in Qena to the child “May” to lure her into cultivation, before the incident ended with the child’s corpse. Investigations reveal the details of the incident that the court closed the curtain on today, Thursday, by sentencing the accused.
The details of the incident go back to November 25, 2022, when the security services at the Waqf Center found the body of the child, “MA.A.M”, lying on her back, stripped of her clothes, inside the crops in the Al-Manshiya area of the Al-Marashda village of the Waqf Center, in the north of the governorate. Qena.
Investigations revealed that the accused in the incident, the 17-year-old child, “A.H.S.”, the victim’s neighbor, lured her under the pretext of buying sweets from a grocery store, then took her to cane plantations and molested her, by removing her clothes from her until she cried for help, so she held her breath. Intending to take her life, to prevent his affair from being exposed, until she breathed her last, and stole her golden earring, and put it inside his grandmother’s oven.
Investigations into the incident and the referral order to court revealed that the child accused had committed his crime under the influence of marijuana.
The accused was arrested, and the investigation authorities were notified to complete the investigations, which decided to refer the case to the Criminal and Child Misdemeanor Court, and ruled that the accused be punished with 15 years in prison for the murder of the child, a year for stealing her golden earring, 3 years, and a fine of 10,000 pounds for the charge of possession of a quantity of hashish with the intention of using.
In conclusion, the tragic incident that took the life of a young child in Qena has come to a close with the sentencing of the accused. The details of the crime are disturbing, but it is important to understand the gravity of such heinous acts and hold those responsible accountable. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim during this difficult time. May justice be served and may we work towards a safer society for our children.
