Wadi El Natrun Court Refers Wife-Killing Case to Egypt’s Grand Mufti

A court sitting at Wadi El Natrun Prison has referred the case of a worker accused of killing his wife to Egypt’s Grand Mufti, a procedural step taken before a possible death sentence.

The decision was issued by the Second Circuit of the Terrorism Appeals Court. The defendant is accused of killing his wife in Ashmoun district.

Under Egyptian legal procedures, courts seek the Grand Mufti’s opinion before handing down a death sentence. The opinion is advisory and does not bind the court.

The referral is not itself a final death sentence. No date for a sentencing hearing was provided in the available case details.