The Alexandria Public Prosecution office is continuing its investigation into the murder of a judo player from the Smouha Club at the hands her husband, an officer who shot her with his service pistol.
He then shot himself but survived, being placed in intensive care, where he remains in critical condition.
The Public Prosecution office authorized the burial of the victim’s body after the forensic doctor completed the autopsy. The body was handed over to her family for funeral ceremonies.
The pistol seized from the crime scene was sent to the chemical and forensic laboratory for comparison with the spent bullet casings found near the victim’s body and the bullets recovered from the body.
The Public Prosecution summoned eyewitnesses from the victim’s neighbors to testify.
Security forces at the Alexandria Security Directorate received a report from the Raml Police Station reporting a shooting incident in the Gianaclis area.
Authoritie from the Raml Police Station immediately headed to the scene.
Investigations revealed the wife’s body lying on the floor of the apartment, fully clothed, and the presence of her husband with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A service pistol was also found at the crime scene.
The examination of the body revealed three gunshot wounds, with entry and exit holes and burn marks, suggesting they were fired from close range.
Initial investigations did not reveal the cause of the incident, but it was found that the deceased left behind two children. Forensic experts were able to collect spent bullet casings from the scene and take fingerprints, based on an order from the Public Prosecution.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
