Egypt
Country Intelligence Summary
304
Sept. 1, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in Egypt
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 174 case(s)
- Revenge — 162 case(s)
- Control/domination — 97 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 58 case(s)
- Eliminate spouse — 55 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 266 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 199 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 153 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 148 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 125 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Egypt
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Cases in Egypt: Outcome — Deadbody recovery
Hosna Antar, Mohammad Sayed, and others Allegedly Murdered by Mohammad Nasser and Ahmed, Sohag, Egypt
According to the video report, Mohammad Nasser allegedly killed his wife Hosna Antar and two men, Mohammad Sayed and Rajab Zahi, after receiving explicit photographs that were presented as evidence of Hosna's alleged infidelity. The …
State/Province: Sūhāj, Egypt | City/Region: Sohag | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 8, 2026
View DetailsOsama Nasif, Amal Nasif, and others Disappearance Involving Walid, Fifth Settlement, Egypt
In 2026, in the upscale Al-Narjis neighborhood of the Fifth Settlement, Egypt, Osama Nasif, his wife Amal, and their two daughters Helen and Lilian disappeared mysteriously. After their phones were all found switched off, Osama's …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Fifth Settlement | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Aug. 8, 2026
View DetailsShaimaa Disappearance Involving Mahmoud, Kom Al-Nour, Egypt
Shaimaa, a 24-year-old engaged woman from Kom Al-Nour village in Dakahlia, Egypt, was murdered by her fiancé Mahmoud shortly before their wedding. Despite initial family trust and acceptance of Mahmoud, conflicts arose between the couple. …
State/Province: Ad Daqahlīyah, Egypt | City/Region: Kom Al-Nour | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 19, 2026
View DetailsNermin Allegedly Murdered by Arafat Mahmoud, Yusuf Mahmoud, and others, Sohag, Egypt
Nermin, a 17-year-old girl from Sohag, Egypt, was imprisoned and tortured for a year and a half by her uncle, brother, and other family members in a small cell without windows or proper facilities. The …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Sohag | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: May 17, 2026
View DetailsIslam Ahmed and Fatima Allegedly Murdered by Amr and Ahmed, Warraq, Giza, Egypt
Islam Ahmed, recently married to Fatima, was fatally shot in the cheek five days after their wedding in Warraq, Giza. The incident followed a prior conflict where Amr, a tuk-tuk driver, harassed Fatima before the …
State/Province: Giza, Egypt | City/Region: Warraq | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 14, 2026
View DetailsRoua and Warda Al-Qadish Allegedly Murdered by Abdullah Al-Sayed, Abdullah's father, and others, Al-Zaqaziq, Al-Sharqia, Egypt
Roua, a 24-year-old woman married for five years to Abdullah Al-Sayed, a 27-year-old delivery driver with a history of mental illness, was stabbed eight times in the stomach and killed inside their family home in …
State/Province: Ash Sharqīyah, Egypt | City/Region: Al-Zaqaziq | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: May 5, 2026
View DetailsHeba Disappearance Involving Heba's Husband, New Obour, Al-Uyubia, Egypt
Heba, a wife of 18 years and mother of four children, was allegedly murdered by her husband in New Obour, Al-Uyubia Governorate, Egypt. The husband planned the murder, drugged her, and killed her with a …
State/Province: Al Qalyūbīyah, Egypt | City/Region: New Obour | Incident Type: Murder | Date: April 18, 2026
View DetailsFatemeh and Ryan Murdered by Ryan and Fatemeh's husband, Karmouz, Alexandria, Egypt
In 2026, Fatemeh, a 41-year-old Egyptian woman with advanced cancer, and her son Ryan, about 18-20 years old, committed a murder-suicide in Karmouz, Alexandria. After being abandoned by her husband who divorced her by phone …
State/Province: Alexandria, Egypt | City/Region: Karmouz, Alexandria | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: March 18, 2026
View DetailsRahim's wife, Rahim's eldest son, and others Allegedly Murdered by Rahim, Karmouz, Alexandria, Egypt
In Alexandria's Karmouz area, four children—a young man aged 18 and three girls aged between 7 and 8—were found dead in salt marshes. The father, Rahim, originally from Minya, confessed to killing his wife two …
State/Province: Alexandria, Egypt | City/Region: Karmouz | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Jan. 21, 2026
View DetailsAhmed El-Shahawy, Youssef El-Shahawy, and others Allegedly Murdered by Asmaa Hamdi, Shubra El-Kheima, Qalyubia, Egypt
On December 31, 2025, Ahmed El-Shahawy, a 37-year-old household goods merchant in Shubra El-Kheima, Egypt, was fatally stabbed by his second wife, Asmaa Hamdi, at his workplace. Ahmed had married Asmaa in 2020 while still …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Shubra El-Kheima | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Dec. 31, 2025
View DetailsHamdi Allegedly Murdered by Hadir and Wissam, Nag' Hammadi, Sohag, Egypt
Hamdi, a 39-year-old man working in Hurghada, was lured by his wife Hadir and her colleague Wissam to an apartment in Nag' Hammadi under false pretenses. There, Hadir and Wissam attacked and killed him. They …
State/Province: Qinā, Egypt | City/Region: Nag' Hammadi | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 16, 2025
View DetailsZizi, Hamada, and others Disappearance Involving Ahmed and Omar, Giza, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
On October 22, 2025, Zizi (Jehan Mohamed Ibrahim) was poisoned and died in a Cairo hospital. Her husband, Ahmed (known as 'the doctor'), disappeared after her death. Two days later, two of their children were …
State/Province: Giza, Egypt | City/Region: Giza | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Oct. 22, 2025
View DetailsAya Allegedly Murdered by Nabiha, Al-Hamra, Egypt
Aya, who was reportedly married at age 13 in 2019 to Abdullah, lived mainly with her husband's family while Abdullah worked abroad. The source describes years of forced domestic labor, farm work, isolation, repeated beatings, …
State/Province: Ad Daqahlīyah, Egypt | City/Region: Al-Hamra | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Aug. 20, 2025
View DetailsIhsan Allegedly Murdered by Amina, Amjad, and others, Sambalwin, Dakahlia, Egypt
In 2025, in a village in Sambalwin center, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, Ihsan was murdered by Amjad, the fiancé of Amina, with whom Ihsan had an illicit romantic relationship. The murder followed a complex relationship involving …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Sambalwin | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 4, 2025
View DetailsSarah Hamdi Allegedly Murdered by Hamdi and Hamdi's wife, Khuzan, Egypt
Sarah Hamdi, a 19-year-old girl from Khuzan, Egypt, suffered prolonged abuse and torture by her father Hamdi after being forcibly returned to his custody at age 12. Despite early separation of her parents and living …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Khuzan | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Aug. 21, 2024
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