Police Probe Killing of Girl Buried in Aswan Villa Basement

Preliminary police inquiries have revealed new details in the killing of a girl whose body was buried in the basement of a villa in Aswan.

The girl had disappeared from a village in the Kom Ombo district, prompting a search that lasted 15 days.

Security authorities at the Aswan Security Directorate conducted the initial inquiries into her disappearance. The case has since emerged as a homicide investigation.

The available information did not identify the girl or disclose a suspect, a possible motive or the circumstances surrounding her death.