The Interior Ministry issued a statement on Sunday regarding the death of the grandson of Nawal al-Degwy, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA University), confirming that the family reported that he had shot himself with a pistol.
The Interior Ministry said that: “In light of what was circulated on social media regarding the circumstances of the death of Ahmed al-Degwy, Nawal al-Degwy’s grandson, an investigation revealed that on May 25, the October Police Station in Giza received a report from the family that he had shot himself using his own licensed pistol while he was at his residence in a residential resort within the department’s jurisdiction, which led to his death.”
“Investigations indicated that he had recently been receiving treatment for mental illness and had traveled abroad for medical treatment. He returned to the country on the evening of the May 24th. Legal measures were taken.”
The state is working to provide support to mentally ill patients through several hotlines to assist those with psychological problems or suicidal thoughts.
The most prominent of these is the hotline of the General Secretariat for Mental Health at the Ministry of Health and Population, which receives psychological inquiries and provides support, as well as assistance to those with thoughts of suicide and self-harm.
Calls can be made at 08008880700 or 0220816831, 24 hours a day.
